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9 Chestnut Drive, Soham, Ely, CB7 5FW

Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
67 m²
721 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 69
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 9 Chestnut Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

9 Chestnut Drive is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Soham, Ely, Ely (CB7 5FW). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 67 m² it's 26.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (53 m² median across 40 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £278,000 is 18.3% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£326/sq ft) was about 89.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2018 at £235,000.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1

Outside

  • Cul-de-sacYes

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C69
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 9 Chestnut Drive, Soham, Ely, CB7 5FW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

9 Chestnut Drive has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

8applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

9 Chestnut Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£278,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2018)

£235,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 12 July 2018Most recent

    £235,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB7 5FW: £222,000 (2025–2022).

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On the street

Versus other Chestnut Drive homes

Four headline reads against 25 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m²

£3,507

Street avg £3,149

Above

Floor Area

67 m²

Street avg 60 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

2.6 t/year

Street avg 2.8 t/year

On par
Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£225k

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1 Blackthorn Court, Soham

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2 bed1 bath
£165k

1 Bluebell Walk, Soham

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2 bed1 bath
£285k

1 Barcham Cottages, Barcham Road, Soham

CB7 5TU

3 bed
£270k

1 Bittern Grove, Soham

CB7 5FR

3 bed
£258k

1 Calfe Fen Close, Soham

CB7 5GD

3 bed1 bath
£252k

1 Avocet Grove, Soham

CB7 5GN

3 bed2 bath
£330k

1 Bell Gardens, Soham

CB7 5XB

3 bed1 bath
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Ely district page.
Full Ely report

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CB7 5FW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CB7 5FW

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CB7 5FW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 9 Chestnut Drive, Soham, Ely, CB7 5FW. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.