1 The Shade, Soham, Ely, CB7 5DE
About 1 The Shade
1 The Shade is a detached house in Soham, Ely, Ely (CB7 5DE). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft) and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2018) returns a B (score 83), comfortably above the UK average. At 54 m² this is the 11th smallest of 44 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 31–292 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the top.
At 54 m² it sits well below the postcode median (81 m² across 43 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
1 The Shade's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Aug 2025OutlineIn report
Proposed building for the storage of potatoes
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/00748/AGN
- Aug 2023ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension to an agricultural building used for machinery and storage
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/00601/AGN
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 1 The Shade
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
1 The Shade has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£176,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB7 5DE: £185,000 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in CB7 5DE
18a, The Shade, Soham, Ely, CB7 5DE
Sold Apr 2023
£185,00013 Covell Corner, The Shade, Soham, Ely, CB7 5DE
Sold Nov 2022
£125,0009 Covell Corner, The Shade, Soham, Ely, CB7 5DE
Sold Oct 2022
£160,00010 The Shade, Soham, Ely, CB7 5DE
Sold Feb 2022
£265,00028 The Shade, Soham, Ely, CB7 5DE
Sold Jul 2021
£237,000
Everything we know about 1 The Shade, 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 The Shade homes
Floor Area for 1 The Shade runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
83 (B)
Street avg 83 (B)
Floor Area
54 m²
Street avg 53 m²
CO₂ Emissions
0.9 t/year
Street avg 0.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.7 km
Soham — railway station.
Closest school
0.2 km
The Shade Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.8dB