16 Chestnut Drive, Soham, Ely, CB7 5FW
About 16 Chestnut Drive
16 Chestnut Drive is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Soham, Ely, Ely (CB7 5FW). It has a recorded floor area of 27 m² (around 291 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a C (score 70). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since December 2010. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 2-band jump.
At 27 m² it sits well below the postcode median (53 m² across 40 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 12 years since the last transfer (October 2014). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1996–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £222,000 is 43.2% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£533/sq ft) was about 211.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
16 Chestnut Drive's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Window efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
16 Chestnut Drive has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
8applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1996.
£222,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 18 years.
£155,000
Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
16 October 2014Most recent
£155,000
+19.2%over 3 years9 May 2011
£130,000
+8.3%over 5 years15 February 2006
£120,000
+158.1%over 9 years11 July 1996
£46,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB7 5FW: £222,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in CB7 5FW
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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 Chestnut Drive homes
16 Chestnut Drive outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,741
Street avg £3,059
Floor Area
27 m²
Street avg 62 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.3 t/year
Street avg 2.8 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
0.7 km
Soham — railway station.
Closest school
0.6 km
The Weatheralls Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.3dB