21 Bancroft Lane, Soham, Ely, CB7 5DG
About 21 Bancroft Lane
21 Bancroft Lane is a four-bedroom detached house in Soham, Ely, Ely (CB7 5DG). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1496 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).
At 139 m² the property is well over the postcode median (86 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£351/sq ft) was about 100.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £525,000 in November 2021. 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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenFront and rear
- GarageYes
Energy performance
21 Bancroft Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
21 Bancroft Lane has an approved single-storey extension on the planning record.
- Mar 2023ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Proposed erection of single storey extension, and associated works including three proposed roof lights
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/00077/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 21 Bancroft Lane was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£549,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 23 years.
£525,000
Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
16 November 2021Most recent
£525,000
+275.0%over 23 years24 September 1998
£140,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB7 5DG: £280,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in CB7 5DG
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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
Price per m² for 21 Bancroft Lane runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,777
Street avg £2,352
Floor Area
139 m²
Street avg 117 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 t/year
Street avg 4.5 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