18 Bancroft Lane, Soham, Ely, CB7 5DG
About 18 Bancroft Lane
18 Bancroft Lane is a four-bedroom detached house in Soham, Ely, Ely (CB7 5DG). It has a recorded floor area of 160 m² (around 1722 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include outbuildings. The home occupies a corner plot.
At 160 m² the property is well over the postcode median (86 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1997–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£285/sq ft) was about 62% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £490,000 in June 2023.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- GarageDouble
- OutbuildingsYes
- Corner plotYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
18 Bancroft Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
18 Bancroft Lane has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
8applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
18 Bancroft Lane has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£509,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 26 years.
£490,000
Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
25 June 2023Most recent
£490,000
+145.0%over 19 years27 November 2003
£200,000
+81.8%over 6 years30 July 1997
£110,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB7 5DG: £280,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in CB7 5DG
Everything we know about 18 Bancroft Lane, 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 Bancroft Lane homes
On years held, 18 Bancroft Lane runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,063
Street avg £2,399
Floor Area
160 m²
Street avg 116 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.4 km
Soham — railway station.
Closest school
1.0 km
The Shade Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.9dB