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22 Chestnut Drive, Soham, Ely, CB7 5FW

Extendable4 planning records
Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
96 m²
1033 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 64
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 22 Chestnut Drive

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

22 Chestnut Drive is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Soham, Ely, Ely (CB7 5FW). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band B. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.

At 96 m² the property is well over the postcode median (53 m² across 40 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£319/sq ft) was about 86% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold November 2022 for £330,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

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

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms2

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • ParkingOff street
  • Summer houseYes

Building

  • Central heatingYes
  • Previously extendedYes
  • RefurbishedYes
  • Extension potentialPossible
Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D64
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 22 Chestnut Drive, Soham, Ely, CB7 5FW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

A a side extension application was refused at 22 Chestnut Drive in 2023.

  1. Oct 2023
    ExtensionOutline
    In report

    Extension: Side of property

    Single storey side infill extension

    Documents
    5 docs on file
    Reference
    23/00794/CLP
    View planning record
  2. Jul 2023
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Infill side extension to create garage/store

    Documents
    10 docs on file
    Reference
    23/00478/FUL
    View planning record
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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.

Latest sale on 22 Chestnut Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£342,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 26 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£330,000

Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 26 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 21 November 2022Most recent

    £330,000

    +494.6%over 26 years
  2. 25 July 1996

    £55,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB7 5FW: £222,000 (2025–2022).

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  • Larger development activity nearby
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On the street

Versus other Chestnut Drive homes

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

22 Chestnut Drive outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,438

Street avg £3,151

Above

Floor Area

96 m²

Street avg 59 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

4.1 t/year

Street avg 2.7 t/year

Strongly below
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.

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.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CB7 5FW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 22 Chestnut Drive, Soham, Ely, CB7 5FW. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.