What type of property is 17 Bittern Grove, CB7 5FR?

17 Bittern Grove, CB7 5FR is a 2-bedroom detached house.

What did 17 Bittern Grove, CB7 5FR sell for?

17 Bittern Grove, CB7 5FR last sold for £129,495 in September 2006, around 20 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 17 Bittern Grove, CB7 5FR?

The current EPC rating for 17 Bittern Grove, CB7 5FR is C with a score of 77 out of 100, lodged in September 2011. It has dropped from a B recorded in March 2010. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 17 Bittern Grove, CB7 5FR?

17 Bittern Grove, CB7 5FR has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (560 sq ft), around 26 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 35% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CB7 5FR. Source: EPC Register.

How is 17 Bittern Grove, CB7 5FR heated?

The latest EPC at 17 Bittern Grove, CB7 5FR records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 17 Bittern Grove, CB7 5FR?

17 Bittern Grove, CB7 5FR is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 17 Bittern Grove, CB7 5FR located?

17 Bittern Grove, CB7 5FR sits in Soham, Ely, Ely. It falls within the CB7 postcode district in Cambridgeshire.

Is 17 Bittern Grove, CB7 5FR in a safe area?

Police records around 17 Bittern Grove, CB7 5FR 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 17 Bittern Grove, CB7 5FR?

The closest primary school to 17 Bittern Grove, CB7 5FR is The Shade Primary School (971m), one of 3 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Soham Village College (1.6km).

How well connected is 17 Bittern Grove, CB7 5FR?

The closest rail stop to 17 Bittern Grove, CB7 5FR is Soham, 857m away.

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17 Bittern Grove, Soham, Ely, CB7 5FR

Property type

Detached

Floor Ground

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

52 m²

560 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 77

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 17 Bittern Grove

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

17 Bittern Grove is a two-bedroom detached house in Soham, Ely, Ely (CB7 5FR). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band A. At 52 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (52–217 m²). The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the bottom. Other recorded features include outbuildings. The latest certificate (September 2011) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (March 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The latest certificate is from September 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 20 years, with the last transfer in September 2006. At 52 m² it sits well below the postcode median (93 m² across 25 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £167,000 is 29% above the 2006 sale price.

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Risks

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Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

Outside

GarageYes
OutbuildingsYes

Energy

Energy performance

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

17 Bittern Grove's carbon output is low for the local stock.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Sept 2021

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Sept 2011

EPC Rating

C77

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

1.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Bittern Grove, Soham, Ely, CB7 5FR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Bittern Grove 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.

Current estimate

£167,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2006)

£129,495

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

28 September 2006Most recent
£129,495

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB7 5FR: £325,000 (2024–2023).

Nearby sales in CB7 5FR

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On the street

Versus other Bittern Grove homes

Four headline reads against 4 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 17 Bittern Grove lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,490

Street avg £1,917

Above

Floor Area

52 m²

Street avg 55 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

1.4 t/year

Street avg 1.6 t/year

Strongly above

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

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

4/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.9 km

Soham — railway station.

Closest school

1.0 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 5FR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.6dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CB7 5FR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.7dB

Low

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