18 Chestnut Drive, Soham, Ely, CB7 5FW
About 18 Chestnut Drive
18 Chestnut Drive is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Soham, Ely, Ely (CB7 5FW). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a C (score 72). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since May 2011. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87).
At 72 m² the property is well over the postcode median (53 m² across 40 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last sale on file: £203,000 in February 2021. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £231,000 is 13.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£262/sq ft) was about 52.5% 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
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
18 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
Price for 18 Chestnut Drive has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£231,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 25 years.
£203,000
Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
26 February 2021Most recent
£203,000
+50.9%over 14 years26 October 2006
£134,500
+169.3%over 8 years15 October 1998
£49,950
+13.1%over 2 years26 June 1996
£44,175
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB7 5FW: £222,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in CB7 5FW
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What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Chestnut Drive homes
On floor area, 18 Chestnut Drive stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,819
Street avg £3,176
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 60 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.4 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