Bridge Farm, Padnal Bank, Prickwillow, Ely, CB7 4UP
About Bridge Farm
Bridge Farm is a four-bedroom detached house in Prickwillow, Ely, Ely (CB7 4UP). It has a recorded floor area of 189 m² (around 2034 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 63), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include a conservatory and outbuildings.
At 189 m² it's 28.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (147 m² median across 7 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2003. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£253/sq ft) was about 69.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold October 2024 for £515,000.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff road
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Solar panelsYes
Energy performance
Bridge Farm sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Bridge Farm has an approved single-storey front extension on the planning record.
- Mar 2003ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Single storey front extension to form conservatory
Extension- Reference
- 03/00091/FUL
We flagged 2 things worth checking at Bridge Farm
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
- Environmental risk flagged
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Sales history & valuation
Bridge Farm valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£530,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£515,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 October 2024Most recent
£515,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB7 4UP: £375,000 (2022–2007).
Nearby sales in CB7 4UP
Thorntree House, Padnal Bank, Prickwillow, Ely, CB7 4UP
Sold May 2022
£715,000Riverside Cottage, Padnal Bank, Prickwillow, Ely, CB7 4UP
Sold Dec 2017
£485,000Grebe House, Padnal Bank, Prickwillow, Ely, CB7 4UP
Sold Aug 2014
£375,000River Bank Cottage, Padnal Bank, Prickwillow, Ely, CB7 4UP
Sold Apr 2007
£300,000Riverdale, Padnal Bank, Prickwillow, Ely, CB7 4UP
Sold Apr 2002
£185,000
Everything we know about Bridge Farm, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
- Environmental risk flagged
Versus other Padnal Bank homes
Years Held for Bridge Farm lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,725
Street avg £2,970
Floor Area
189 m²
Street avg 153 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.1 t/year
Street avg 7.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.5dB