What type of property is 5a, Broad Piece, CB7 5EL?

5a, Broad Piece, CB7 5EL is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What did 5a, Broad Piece, CB7 5EL sell for?

5a, Broad Piece, CB7 5EL last sold for £385,000 in August 2020, around 6 years ago. Before that, it sold for £240,000 in December 2005, so prices have been rising over 15 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 5a, Broad Piece, CB7 5EL appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between December 2005 and August 2020, 5a, Broad Piece, CB7 5EL rose from £240,000 to £385,000, a change of £145,000. That works out to roughly +3.3% per year compounded over 15 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 5a, Broad Piece, CB7 5EL have?

The current EPC rating for 5a, Broad Piece, CB7 5EL is C with a score of 72 out of 100, lodged in February 2017. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 5a, Broad Piece, CB7 5EL?

5a, Broad Piece, CB7 5EL has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (1,389 sq ft), around 32 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 17% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CB7 5EL. Source: EPC Register.

How is 5a, Broad Piece, CB7 5EL heated?

The latest EPC at 5a, Broad Piece, CB7 5EL records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 5a, Broad Piece, CB7 5EL?

5a, Broad Piece, CB7 5EL is in council tax band D.

Where is 5a, Broad Piece, CB7 5EL located?

5a, Broad Piece, CB7 5EL sits in Soham, Ely, Ely. It falls within the CB7 postcode district in Cambridgeshire.

What is crime like near 5a, Broad Piece, CB7 5EL?

Police records around 5a, Broad Piece, CB7 5EL show an average of 4 reported crimes per month over the last 8 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 42% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 5a, Broad Piece, CB7 5EL?

The closest primary school to 5a, Broad Piece, CB7 5EL is The Shade Primary School (745m), one of 3 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Soham Village College (2.0km).

What transport links are near 5a, Broad Piece, CB7 5EL?

The closest rail stop to 5a, Broad Piece, CB7 5EL is Soham, 1.2km away.

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5a, Broad Piece, Soham, Ely, CB7 5EL

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

129 m²

1389 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 72

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 5a

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

5a is a four-bedroom detached house in Soham, Ely, Ely (CB7 5EL). It has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (around 1389 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2017) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).

At 129 m² it's 19.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (108 m² median across 25 EPCs). Across 2005–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £434,000 is 12.7% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£277/sq ft) was about 18.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2020 at £385,000.

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Risks

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Sold prices

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes

Outside

Private gardenSouth-west-facing
GarageDouble, Detached

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

C72

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

3.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5a, Broad Piece, Soham, Ely, CB7 5EL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5a has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

8applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£434,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.3% per year over 15 years.

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Last sold (2020)

£385,000

Growth on file: 3.3% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

27 August 2020Most recent
£385,000
+60.4%over 14 years
21 December 2005
£240,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB7 5EL: £325,000 (2023–2021).

Nearby sales in CB7 5EL

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On the street

Versus other Broad Piece homes

Four headline reads against 25 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On years held, 5a runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,984

Street avg £2,642

Above

Floor Area

129 m²

Street avg 123 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

3.9 t/year

Street avg 5.1 t/year

On par

Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Ely district page.

Full Ely report

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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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CB7 5EL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.6dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CB7 5EL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.7dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

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