3 Chestnut Drive, Soham, Ely, CB7 5FW
About 3 Chestnut Drive
3 Chestnut Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Soham, Ely, Ely (CB7 5FW). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 686 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2008) shows a C (score 73). The latest certificate is from October 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 64 m² it's 20.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (53 m² median across 40 EPCs). Across 1998–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £254,000 is 16.5% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£318/sq ft) was about 85.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in November 2016.
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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
- Bedrooms3
Outside
- GarageYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Energy performance
3 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Oct 2018
EPC Rating
Planning history
3 Chestnut Drive has an approved side extension on the planning record.
- Dec 2006ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side of property
Construction of a side extension
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 06/01172/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 3 Chestnut Drive has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.
£254,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.8% per year over 18 years.
£218,000
Growth on file: 7.8% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
8 November 2016Most recent
£218,000
+77.2%over 10 years27 April 2006
£123,000
+127.8%over 7 years21 May 1998
£54,000
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
3 Chestnut Drive outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,422
Street avg £3,152
Floor Area
64 m²
Street avg 61 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 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