4 Chestnut Drive, Soham, Ely, CB7 5FW
About 4 Chestnut Drive
4 Chestnut Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Soham, Ely, Ely (CB7 5FW). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2013) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 80 m² the property is well over the postcode median (53 m² across 40 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2003–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £341,000 is 29.9% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£305/sq ft) was about 77.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in March 2018, so it's been off the market for around 8 years.
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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
- Bathrooms3
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageIntegral
Building
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Mar 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
4 Chestnut Drive has an approved side and rear extension on the planning record.
- Jun 2022ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Proposed single storey side and rear extension
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/00559/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
4 Chestnut Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£341,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.4% per year over 14 years.
£262,500
Growth on file: 4.4% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
23 March 2018Most recent
£262,500
+84.9%over 14 years21 October 2003
£142,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB7 5FW: £222,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in CB7 5FW
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What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Chestnut Drive homes
4 Chestnut Drive outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,281
Street avg £3,158
Floor Area
80 m²
Street avg 60 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 2.7 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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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.3dB