Tomshole Farm, Branch Bank, Prickwillow, Ely, CB7 4UR
About Tomshole Farm
Tomshole Farm is a six-bedroom detached house in Prickwillow, Ely, Ely (CB7 4UR). It has a recorded floor area of 241 m² (around 2594 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band C. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot. The latest certificate (September 2018) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since March 2014. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 91). Main heating runs on oil.
Untraded for 22 years, with the last transfer in March 2004. At 241 m² the property is well over the postcode median (90 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 86% of similar EPCs). 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £742,000 sits 343% above the 2004 sale of £167,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£65/sq ft) was about 36.8% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2006.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms6
- Bathrooms6
Outside
- GarageYes
- OutbuildingsYes
- LandYes
Building
- Solar panelsYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Jun 2006OtherIn report
Overhead line diversion and an additional pole.
- Reference
- 06/00416/CIRC
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Tomshole Farm's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (2004).
£742,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£167,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
31 March 2004Most recent
£167,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB7 4UR: £155,000 (2022–2009).
Nearby sales in CB7 4UR
Cherry Tree House, Branch Bank, Prickwillow, Ely, CB7 4UR
Sold Jul 2022
£230,000Willow Hall, Branch Bank, Prickwillow, Ely, CB7 4UR
Sold Nov 2015
£155,000Branch Bank House, Branch Bank, Prickwillow, Ely, CB7 4UR
Sold Aug 2015
£320,000The Old House, Branch Bank, Prickwillow, Ely, CB7 4UR
Sold Sept 2014
£60,000Elderberry Cottage, Branch Bank, Prickwillow, Ely, CB7 4UR
Sold Dec 2009
£150,000
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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

Versus other Branch Bank homes
On price per m², Tomshole Farm runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£695
Street avg £2,438
Floor Area
241 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 5.8 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
41.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.3dB