10 Broad Piece, Soham, Ely, CB7 5EL
About 10 Broad Piece
10 Broad Piece is a two-bedroom detached house in Soham, Ely, Ely (CB7 5EL). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2014) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since March 2010. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from November 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 70 m² it sits well below the postcode median (110 m² across 25 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2005–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £227,000 sits 63.3% above the 2013 sale of £139,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£184/sq ft) was about 25.7% below the postcode norm. Last changed hands 13 years ago, in July 2013.
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Valuation
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
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What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- DrivewayYes
Energy performance
10 Broad Piece sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Nov 2024
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system changed
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
10 Broad Piece has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
8applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
£227,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.9% per year over 9 years.
£139,000
Growth on file: 3.9% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
25 July 2013Most recent
£139,000
+39.0%over 8 years12 January 2005
£100,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB7 5EL: £325,000 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in CB7 5EL
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- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Broad Piece homes
On epc rating, 10 Broad Piece runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,986
Street avg £2,705
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 126 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 5.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.2 km
Soham — railway station.
Closest school
0.7 km
The Shade Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.7dB