28 The Shade, Soham, Ely, CB7 5DE
About 28 The Shade
28 The Shade is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Soham, Ely, Ely (CB7 5DE). It has a recorded floor area of 134 m² (around 1442 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
At 134 m² the property is well over the postcode median (79 m² across 43 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £316,000 is 33.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£164/sq ft) was about 23.8% below the postcode norm. Last sale on file: £237,000 in July 2021. 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
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Energy performance
28 The Shade's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
28 The Shade has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
8applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 28 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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£316,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£237,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
6 July 2021Most recent
£237,000
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
£265,00011 Covell Corner, The Shade, Soham, Ely, CB7 5DE
Sold Jun 2019
£230,000
Everything we know about 28 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
On habitable rooms, 28 The Shade runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,769
Street avg £2,835
Floor Area
134 m²
Street avg 120 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 4.2 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