23 Clay Street, Soham, Ely, CB7 5HJ
About 23 Clay Street
23 Clay Street is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Soham, Ely, Ely (CB7 5HJ). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2012) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £210,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). Across 2003–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£310/sq ft) was about 81.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Jun 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
23 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
23 Clay Street has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2003.
£216,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 18 years.
£210,000
Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
15 June 2021Most recent
£210,000
+46.9%over 8 years23 September 2012
£143,000
+0.7%over 6 years14 August 2006
£142,000
+71.1%over 2 years28 November 2003
£83,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB7 5HJ: £300,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in CB7 5HJ
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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
EPC Rating for 23 Clay Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,333
Street avg £2,359
Floor Area
63 m²
Street avg 86 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 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