5 Broad Piece, Soham, Ely, CB7 5EL
About 5 Broad Piece
5 Broad Piece is a detached house in Soham, Ely, Ely (CB7 5EL). It has a recorded floor area of 142 m² (around 1528 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows a C (score 73). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since March 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 142 m² the property is well over the postcode median (108 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £391,000 sits 62.9% above the 2006 sale of £240,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£157/sq ft) was about 34.8% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
5 Broad Piece's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Mar 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Broad Piece has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Mar 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/00106/FUL
- Dec 2003
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
5 Broad Piece valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£391,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£240,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
3 March 2006Most recent
£240,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB7 5EL: £325,000 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in CB7 5EL
Everything we know about 5 Broad Piece, 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
5 Broad Piece is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,690
Street avg £2,723
Floor Area
142 m²
Street avg 123 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 5.1 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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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