2 Hatchery Cottages, Broad Piece, Soham, Ely, CB7 5EL
About 2 Hatchery Cottages
2 Hatchery Cottages is a semi-detached house in Soham, Ely, Ely (CB7 5EL). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2016) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 101), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 85 m² it's 22.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (110 m² median across 25 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
2 Hatchery Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 Hatchery Cottages has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
8applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 2 Hatchery Cottages
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
2 Hatchery Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£262,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB7 5EL: £325,000 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in CB7 5EL
Everything we know about 2 Hatchery Cottages, 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 Broad Piece homes
2 Hatchery Cottages is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
42 (E)
Street avg 63 (D)
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 125 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 t/year
Street avg 5.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.7dB