18 Brook Dam Lane, Soham, Ely, CB7 5HZ
About 18 Brook Dam Lane
18 Brook Dam Lane is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Soham, Ely, Ely (CB7 5HZ). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since April 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Main heating runs on electricity. At 44 m² this is the 4th smallest of 16 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 40–240 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 16 units on file.
At 44 m² it sits well below the postcode median (68 m² across 15 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sale on file: £103,000 in September 2019. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1996–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £124,000 is 20.4% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£217/sq ft) was about 32.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
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What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- ParkingAllocated
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
18 Brook Dam Lane has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
8applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
18 Brook Dam Lane has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£124,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 23 years.
£103,000
Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
30 September 2019Most recent
£103,000
-1.9%over 9 months18 December 2018
£105,000
+45.9%over 15 years14 November 2003
£71,950
+75.7%over 3 years30 March 2000
£40,950
+43.7%over 3 years14 April 1996
£28,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB7 5HZ: £125,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in CB7 5HZ
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- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Brook Dam Lane homes
EPC Rating for 18 Brook Dam Lane lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,341
Street avg £2,466
Floor Area
44 m²
Street avg 57 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.5 t/year
Street avg 2.5 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
0.8 km
Soham — railway station.
Closest school
0.3 km
Soham Village College. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.1dB