7 Centre Road, Soham, Ely, CB7 5AU
About 7 Centre Road
7 Centre Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Soham, Ely, Ely (CB7 5AU). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 85 m² it's 28.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (66 m² median across 27 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2008–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £274,000 is 19.1% above the 2021 sale price. Most recent transfer: February 2021 at £230,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Energy performance
7 Centre Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Jan 2022ConditionsIn report
To discharge Condition 3 (Sample materials) of decision dated 06/12/21 for 21/01288/FUL Demolition of existing outbuilding and conservatory, construction of a two storey side and rear extension with associated works
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/01288/DISA
- Dec 2021DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side and rear of property
Demolition of existing outbuilding and conservatory, construction of a two storey side and rear extension with associated works
Extension- Documents
- 19 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/01288/FUL
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- 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.
£274,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.5% per year over 13 years.
£230,000
Growth on file: 3.5% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
19 February 2021Most recent
£230,000
+54.4%over 12 years19 June 2008
£149,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB7 5AU: £220,000 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in CB7 5AU
Everything we know about 7 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
EPC Rating for 7 Centre Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,706
Street avg £2,935
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 70 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 3.0 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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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.4dB