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37 High Street, Soham, Ely, CB7 5HA

4 planning records
Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
5
Floor area
173 m²
1862 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 59
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 37 High Street

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

37 High Street is a five-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Soham, Ely, Ely (CB7 5HA). It has a recorded floor area of 173 m² (around 1862 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2014) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in January 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 173 m² the property is well over the postcode median (56 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, an annexe and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£226/sq ft) was about 28.4% below the postcode norm. Last sale on file: £420,000 in March 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

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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

  • Bedrooms5
Energy

Energy performance

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

37 High Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Dec 2024

Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Dec 2014

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D59
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
7.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jan 2012from Jan 2012
EPC improved fromE53toD68
Heating Controls
Full ControlProg + TRVs

Heating controls changed

Hot Water
AverageGood

Hot water efficiency improved

Wall Insulation
Uninsulated SolidInsulated Cavity

Cavity wall insulation installed

Dec 2014from Jan 2012
Heating Controls
Prog + TRVsFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Roof
GoodVery Good

Roof insulation improved

Low Energy Lighting
0%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 37 High Street, Soham, Ely, CB7 5HA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

37 High Street has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.

  1. Nov 2021
    AnnexFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Change of Use from ground floor chiropody surgery and first floor residential visitors room to detached residential annexe for relatives and dependants with first floor extension to form sitting area

    Extension
    Documents
    13 docs on file
    Reference
    21/01167/FUL
    View planning record
  2. Jul 2021
    AnnexFull
    In report

    Proposed change of use from ground floor chiropody surgery, first floor residential visitors room to detached residential annexe including raising the roof structure and balcony over existing garage

    Change of Use
    Documents
    15 docs on file
    Reference
    21/00289/FUL
    View planning record
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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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£455,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2021)

£420,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 31 March 2021Most recent

    £420,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB7 5HA: £240,000 (2025–2010).

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On the street

Versus other High Street homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Years Held for 37 High Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,428

Street avg £2,650

Below

Floor Area

173 m²

Street avg 112 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

7.7 t/year

Street avg 8.6 t/year

Below
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.

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

0.3 km

Soham Village College. 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 5HA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CB7 5HA

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CB7 5HA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.2dB

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 37 High Street, Soham, Ely, CB7 5HA. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.