5 Chestnut Drive, Soham, Ely, CB7 5FW
About 5 Chestnut Drive
5 Chestnut Drive is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Soham, Ely, Ely (CB7 5FW). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2013) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
13 years since the last transfer (May 2013). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £219,000 is 46% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£279/sq ft) was about 62.3% 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
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Feb 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Chestnut Drive has an approved single-storey extension on the planning record.
- Jul 2023ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Proposed single storey extension
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/00370/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1997.
£219,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 16 years.
£150,000
Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
22 May 2013Most recent
£150,000
+25.5%over 10 years9 April 2003
£119,500
+64.8%over 2 years7 February 2001
£72,500
+42.2%over 3 years26 March 1997
£51,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB7 5FW: £222,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in CB7 5FW
Everything we know about 5 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
Versus other Chestnut Drive homes
Floor Area for 5 Chestnut Drive lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,000
Street avg £3,169
Floor Area
50 m²
Street avg 61 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.3 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