What type of property is 25 Churchgate Street, CB7 5DS?

25 Churchgate Street, CB7 5DS is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 25 Churchgate Street, CB7 5DS?

25 Churchgate Street, CB7 5DS last sold for £226,000 in October 2021, around 5 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 25 Churchgate Street, CB7 5DS have?

The current EPC rating for 25 Churchgate Street, CB7 5DS is E with a score of 46 out of 100, lodged in March 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 25 Churchgate Street, CB7 5DS?

25 Churchgate Street, CB7 5DS has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (1,001 sq ft), around 31 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 107% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CB7 5DS. Source: EPC Register.

How is 25 Churchgate Street, CB7 5DS heated?

The latest EPC at 25 Churchgate Street, CB7 5DS records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has 25 Churchgate Street, CB7 5DS had any planning applications?

25 Churchgate Street, CB7 5DS has 1 planning record on file (1 approved), most recent in June 2022. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 25 Churchgate Street, CB7 5DS?

25 Churchgate Street, CB7 5DS is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 25 Churchgate Street, CB7 5DS located?

25 Churchgate Street, CB7 5DS sits in Soham, Ely, Ely. It falls within the CB7 postcode district in Cambridgeshire.

What is crime like near 25 Churchgate Street, CB7 5DS?

Police records around 25 Churchgate Street, CB7 5DS show an average of 4 reported crimes per month over the last 8 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 42% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 25 Churchgate Street, CB7 5DS?

The closest primary school to 25 Churchgate Street, CB7 5DS is The Weatheralls Primary School (202m), one of 3 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Soham Village College (600m).

What transport links are near 25 Churchgate Street, CB7 5DS?

The closest rail stop to 25 Churchgate Street, CB7 5DS is Soham, 634m away.

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25 Churchgate Street, Soham, Ely, CB7 5DS

1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

93 m²

1001 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 46

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Freehold

Overview

About 25 Churchgate Street

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

25 Churchgate Street is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Soham, Ely, Ely (CB7 5DS). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory and a self-contained annexe. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 93 m² the property is well over the postcode median (45 m² across 47 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £278,000 is 23% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£226/sq ft) was about 48.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2021 at £226,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2022.

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Risks

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Sold prices

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Open-plan layoutYes
Dining roomYes
ConservatoryYes

Outside

Private gardenFront and rear
GarageDouble

Building

TenureFreehold
Period featuresYes
RefurbishedYes

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

25 Churchgate Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

E46

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

6.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 25 Churchgate Street, Soham, Ely, CB7 5DS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Jun 2022
Change Of Use
In report
Change of use of front room from shop to sitting room
Documents
14 docs on file
Reference
21/01433/ERN
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£278,000

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Last sold (2021)

£226,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

14 October 2021Most recent
£226,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB7 5DS: £85,000 (2025–2017).

Nearby sales in CB7 5DS

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On the street

Versus other Churchgate Street homes

Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 25 Churchgate Street lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,430

Street avg £2,387

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Floor Area

93 m²

Street avg 121 m²

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Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

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CO₂ Emissions

6.4 t/year

Street avg 5.4 t/year

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Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Ely district page.

Full Ely report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

4/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.6 km

Soham — railway station.

Closest school

0.2 km

The Weatheralls Primary School. 4 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CB7 5DS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CB7 5DS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.5dB

Low

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