53 Centre Road, Soham, Ely, CB7 5AU
About 53 Centre Road
53 Centre Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Soham, Ely, Ely (CB7 5AU). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The property has an EV charger on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 2-band jump.
Today's modelled estimate of £271,000 sits 50.6% above the 2022 sale of £180,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£341/sq ft) was about 41.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 49 m² it's 27.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (68 m² median across 27 EPCs). Sold January 2022 for £180,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-west-facing
- GarageYes
Building
- EV chargerYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
53 Centre Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
8applications of note in the surrounding area
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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
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£271,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£180,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
7 January 2022Most recent
£180,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB7 5AU: £230,000 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in CB7 5AU
Everything we know about 53 Centre 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
Versus other Centre Road homes
53 Centre Road is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£3,673
Street avg £2,814
Floor Area
49 m²
Street avg 71 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 t/year
Street avg 3.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
2.5 km
Soham — railway station.
Closest school
1.5 km
St Andrew's CofE Primary School. 4 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
52.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.4dB