1 Clay Street, Soham, Ely, CB7 5HJ
About 1 Clay Street
1 Clay Street is a three-bedroom detached house in Soham, Ely, Ely (CB7 5HJ). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2014) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 110 m² the property is well over the postcode median (74 m² across 37 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2005–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£283/sq ft) was about 63.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold November 2021 for £335,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Jun 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Clay Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
8applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£364,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.0% per year over 17 years.
£335,000
Growth on file: 4.0% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
29 November 2021Most recent
£335,000
+34.0%over 6 years8 June 2015
£250,000
+44.5%over 10 years15 February 2005
£173,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB7 5HJ: £300,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in CB7 5HJ
Everything we know about 1 Clay 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 Clay Street homes
On years held, 1 Clay Street runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,045
Street avg £2,374
Floor Area
110 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 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
0.5 km
Soham — railway station.
Closest school
0.4 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.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.7dB