1 Low Road, Queen Adelaide, Ely, CB7 4UQ
About 1 Low Road
1 Low Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Queen Adelaide, Ely, Ely (CB7 4UQ). It has a recorded floor area of 226 m² (around 2433 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (December 2008); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include outbuildings.
Held since August 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 226 m² the property is well over the postcode median (146 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £585,000 sits 1850% above the 1997 sale of £30,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£12/sq ft) was about 93.7% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: a loft conversion refused in 2023.
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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
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenFront and rear
- GarageDouble
- Summer houseYes
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Heating systemOil
Energy performance
1 Low Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Hot water efficiency decreased
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
A a loft conversion application was refused at 1 Low Road in 2023.
- May 2023Loft ConversionAmendmentIn report
Conversion of attic space creating a 1st floor and installation of Velux windows
- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/00061/CLE
We flagged 3 things worth checking at 1 Low Road
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
- A planning decision worth checking
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1 Low Road was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£585,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£30,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
14 August 1997Most recent
£30,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB7 4UQ: £412,000 (2024–2011).
Everything we know about 1 Low Road, 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
- A planning decision worth checking
Versus other Low Road homes
Price per m² for 1 Low Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£133
Street avg £2,681
Floor Area
226 m²
Street avg 151 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 5.3 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.
Closest school
1.9 km
Ely St Mary's CofE Junior School. 3 schools nearby.
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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
44.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB