29a, Broad Piece, Soham, Ely, CB7 5EL
About 29a
29a is a detached house in Soham, Ely, Ely (CB7 5EL). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1410 sq ft). The latest certificate (July 2020) returns a high B (score 86), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2025. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 131 m² it's 21.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (108 m² median across 25 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 84% of similar EPCs). Across 2017–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 21.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £449,000 is 11.4% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£286/sq ft) was about 22.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £403,000 in October 2020.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
29a has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
- Apr 2025ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Single storey side extension
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/00202/CLP
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£449,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 21.9% per year over 3 years.
£403,000
Growth on file: 21.9% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
22 October 2020Most recent
£403,000
+84.9%over 3 years14 September 2017
£218,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB7 5EL: £325,000 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in CB7 5EL
Everything we know about 29a, 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
29a outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,076
Street avg £2,637
Floor Area
131 m²
Street avg 123 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.7 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
Years Held
6 years
Street avg 12 years
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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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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