Lots Farm Cottage, Ely Road, Prickwillow, Ely, CB7 4UJ

Lots Farm Cottage is a semi-detached house in Prickwillow, Ely, Ely (CB7 4UJ). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in November 2021 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, lighting went from Good to Very Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 107), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

Across 2002–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £243,000 sits 51.9% above the 2022 sale of £160,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£219/sq ft) was about 52.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 68 m² it sits well below the postcode median (173 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Sold March 2022 for £160,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.