8 Blackthorn Court, Soham, Ely, CB7 5DT

8 Blackthorn Court is a three-bedroom detached house in Soham, Ely, Ely (CB7 5DT). It has a recorded floor area of 23 m² (around 248 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2016) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since September 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 2-band jump.

Untraded for 23 years, with the last transfer in October 2003. Across 1999–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 16.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £295,000 sits 103.4% above the 2003 sale of £145,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£586/sq ft) was about 211.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 23 m² it sits well below the postcode median (55 m² across 54 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.