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Riverside Cottage, Padnal Bank, Prickwillow, Ely, CB7 4UP

Extendable3 sales on record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
112 m²
1206 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 57
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Riverside Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Riverside Cottage is a five-bedroom detached house in Prickwillow, Ely, Ely (CB7 4UP). It has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (around 1206 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2010) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2009. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from May 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 112 m² it sits well below the postcode median (181 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Across 1996–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £608,000 is 25.4% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£402/sq ft) was about 168.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 8 years since the last transfer (December 2017).

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms5
  • Bathrooms2
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • DrivewayYes

Building

  • Extension potentialPossible
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Riverside Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 May 2020

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
May 2010

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D57
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
10.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Riverside Cottage, Padnal Bank, Prickwillow, Ely, CB7 4UP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Riverside Cottage has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

5applications of note in the surrounding area

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  • Environmental risk flagged
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1996.

Current estimate

£608,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 22 years.

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Last sold (2017)

£485,000

Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 22 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 13 December 2017Most recent

    £485,000

    +47.0%over 7 years
  2. 26 August 2010

    £330,000

    +112.9%over 14 years
  3. 19 January 1996

    £155,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB7 4UP: £375,000 (2024–2007).

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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.

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On the street

Versus other Padnal Bank homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Riverside Cottage outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,328

Street avg £2,569

Strongly above

Floor Area

112 m²

Street avg 164 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

10.0 t/year

Street avg 6.6 t/year

Strongly below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Ely district page.

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.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CB7 4UP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CB7 4UP

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CB7 4UP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.5dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Riverside Cottage, Padnal Bank, Prickwillow, Ely, CB7 4UP. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.