6 Chestnut Drive, Soham, Ely, CB7 5FW
About 6 Chestnut Drive
6 Chestnut Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Soham, Ely, Ely (CB7 5FW). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 831 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2009) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). The latest certificate is from July 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 77 m² the property is well over the postcode median (53 m² across 40 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On the market in November 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1998–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £314,000 is 35.9% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£278/sq ft) was about 61.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
6 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Jul 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
6 Chestnut Drive has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
8applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 6 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
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Sales history & valuation
6 Chestnut Drive has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£314,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 18 years.
£231,000
Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
27 November 2015Most recent
£231,000
+32.0%over 8 years12 December 2006
£175,000
+59.1%over 5 years6 September 2001
£110,000
+46.7%over 3 years20 May 1998
£75,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB7 5FW: £222,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in CB7 5FW
Everything we know about 6 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
On floor area, 6 Chestnut Drive stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,992
Street avg £3,169
Floor Area
77 m²
Street avg 60 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 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