39 High Street, Soham, Ely, CB7 5HA
About 39 High Street
39 High Street is a detached house in Soham, Ely, Ely (CB7 5HA). It has a recorded floor area of 266 m² (around 2865 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2011) shows an F (score 29), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from June 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Today's modelled estimate of £695,000 is 35.3% below the 2025 sale of £1,075,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£375/sq ft) was about 40.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 266 m² the property is well over the postcode median (56 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. A recent sale: £1,075,000 in February 2025. 10 planning records sit against the property, 7 approved, 2 refused.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
39 High Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Jun 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
39 High Street has been through 7 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Aug 2022RenovationFullIn report
Partial removal of existing boundary wall and outbuildings, to extend driveway, parking and turning. New boundary wall
- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/00737/FUL
- Apr 2016RenovationHeritageIn report
Reinstatement of painted timber cornice to front elevation
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/00264/LBC
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 39 High Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£695,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,075,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
12 February 2025Most recent
£1,075,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB7 5HA: £240,000 (2022–2010).
Nearby sales in CB7 5HA
Everything we know about 39 High Street, 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 High Street homes
39 High Street outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,039
Street avg £2,113
Floor Area
266 m²
Street avg 94 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
29.0 t/year
Street avg 4.3 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
0.3 km
Soham Village College. 4 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.2dB