23 Chestnut Drive, Soham, Ely, CB7 5FW
About 23 Chestnut Drive
23 Chestnut Drive is a one-bedroom detached house in Soham, Ely, Ely (CB7 5FW). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 416 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band A. At 39 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 41 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 25–100 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 41 units on file. The latest certificate (March 2011) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from March 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
10 years since the last transfer (September 2016). Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2012. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £127,000 is 18.7% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£257/sq ft) was about 50% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 39 m² it's 27.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (53 m² median across 40 EPCs).
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
23 Chestnut Drive's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 31 Mar 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Aug 2012Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 and T2 Willow - Re-pollard to previous pollard points, T3 Willow - Twin stemmed, both stems re-pollard to previous pollard points, T4 Ash - Twin stemmed - reduce crown by 1 metre, T5 Walnut - Crown lift up to 6 metres above ground level
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 12/00640/TCON
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 23 Chestnut Drive
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1998.
£127,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 18 years.
£107,000
Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
14 September 2016Most recent
£107,000
+22.3%over 1 year17 June 2015
£87,500
+8.1%over 11 years19 April 2004
£80,950
+111.6%over 4 years9 September 1999
£38,250
+9.4%over 1 year29 June 1998
£34,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB7 5FW: £222,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in CB7 5FW
Everything we know about 23 Chestnut Drive, in one report
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
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look

Versus other Chestnut Drive homes
Floor Area for 23 Chestnut Drive lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,771
Street avg £2,152
Floor Area
39 m²
Street avg 46 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.4 t/year
Street avg 2.6 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