9 Bittern Grove, Soham, Ely, CB7 5FR
About 9 Bittern Grove
9 Bittern Grove is a five-bedroom detached house in Soham, Ely, Ely (CB7 5FR). It has a recorded floor area of 138 m² (around 1485 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since October 2014. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 138 m² the property is well over the postcode median (77 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2006–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£296/sq ft) was about 36.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2023 at £440,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
9 Bittern Grove has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Jun 2022ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Ground floor rear extension
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/00456/CLP
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Sales history & valuation
9 Bittern Grove valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£436,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.0% per year over 17 years.
£440,000
Growth on file: 3.0% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
12 October 2023Most recent
£440,000
+60.0%over 8 years20 August 2015
£275,000
+3.4%over 8 years20 September 2006
£265,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB7 5FR: £282,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in CB7 5FR
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- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Bittern Grove homes
Years Held for 9 Bittern Grove lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,188
Street avg £2,653
Floor Area
138 m²
Street avg 104 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 2.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.7dB