What type of property is 8 Riverside Close, CB7 4UW?

8 Riverside Close, CB7 4UW is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What did 8 Riverside Close, CB7 4UW sell for?

8 Riverside Close, CB7 4UW last sold for £320,000 in June 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £212,500 in October 2004. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 8 Riverside Close, CB7 4UW appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between October 2004 and June 2021, 8 Riverside Close, CB7 4UW rose from £212,500 to £320,000, a change of £107,500. That works out to roughly +2.5% per year compounded over 17 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 8 Riverside Close, CB7 4UW have?

The current EPC rating for 8 Riverside Close, CB7 4UW is C with a score of 74 out of 100, lodged in March 2014. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 8 Riverside Close, CB7 4UW?

8 Riverside Close, CB7 4UW has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (1,346 sq ft), around 42 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 69% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CB7 4UW. Source: EPC Register.

How is 8 Riverside Close, CB7 4UW heated?

The latest EPC at 8 Riverside Close, CB7 4UW records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has 8 Riverside Close, CB7 4UW had any planning applications?

8 Riverside Close, CB7 4UW has an active planning application for conversion (ref. 26/00218/CLP), filed in February 2026, currently awaiting a decision. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 8 Riverside Close, CB7 4UW?

8 Riverside Close, CB7 4UW is in council tax band D.

Where is 8 Riverside Close, CB7 4UW located?

8 Riverside Close, CB7 4UW sits in Prickwillow, Ely, Ely. It falls within the CB7 postcode district in Cambridgeshire.

How safe is the area around 8 Riverside Close, CB7 4UW?

Police records around 8 Riverside Close, CB7 4UW show an average of 4 reported crimes per month over the last 8 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 42% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

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8 Riverside Close, Prickwillow, Ely, CB7 4UW

3 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

125 m²

1345 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 74

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 8 Riverside Close

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

8 Riverside Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Prickwillow, Ely, Ely (CB7 4UW). It has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (around 1345 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows a C (score 74). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

One planning application is currently pending a decision in 2026. Across 2004–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £365,000 is 14.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£238/sq ft) was about 21.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2021 for £320,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes

Energy

Energy performance

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

8 Riverside Close's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Mar 2024

EPC Rating

C74

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

4.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Riverside Close, Prickwillow, Ely, CB7 4UW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

An application for a garage conversion is currently awaiting a decision.

Feb 2026
Garage ConversionOutline
In report
Conversion of the existing attached garage into a home office
Documents
11 docs on file
Reference
26/00218/CLP
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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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£365,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.5% per year over 17 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£320,000

Growth on file: 2.5% per year over 17 years.

Sales timeline

8 June 2021Most recent
£320,000
+29.3%over 6 years
16 October 2014
£247,500
+16.5%over 10 years
10 October 2004
£212,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB7 4UW: £340,000 (2024–2021).

Nearby sales in CB7 4UW

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On the street

Versus other Riverside Close homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

8 Riverside Close outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,560

Street avg £2,474

On par

Floor Area

125 m²

Street avg 103 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

4.1 t/year

Street avg 4.2 t/year

On par

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Ely report

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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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CB7 4UW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.8dB

Low

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