Riverside Cottage, Padnal Bank, Prickwillow, Ely, CB7 4UP
About Riverside Cottage
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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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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 May 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
Riverside Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
5applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at Riverside Cottage
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
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1996.
£608,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 22 years.
£485,000
Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
13 December 2017Most recent
£485,000
+47.0%over 7 years26 August 2010
£330,000
+112.9%over 14 years19 January 1996
£155,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB7 4UP: £375,000 (2024–2007).
Nearby sales in CB7 4UP
Bridge Farm, Padnal Bank, Prickwillow, Ely, CB7 4UP
Sold Oct 2024
£515,000Thorntree House, Padnal Bank, Prickwillow, Ely, CB7 4UP
Sold May 2022
£715,000Grebe 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 Riverside Cottage, 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
Riverside Cottage outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,328
Street avg £2,569
Floor Area
112 m²
Street avg 164 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 6.6 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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.5dB