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18 Brook Dam Lane, Soham, Ely, CB7 5HZ

5 sales on record
Property type
Mid terrace
Floor 2nd
Bedroom
1
Bathroom
1
Floor area
44 m²
474 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 65
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 18 Brook Dam Lane

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

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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Valuation

against the asking price

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

  • Bedrooms1
  • Bathrooms1

Outside

  • ParkingAllocated
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Mar 2019

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D65
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Mar 2019from Apr 2009
Hot Water
AveragePoor

Hot water efficiency decreased

Low Energy Lighting
0%78%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 Brook Dam Lane, Soham, Ely, CB7 5HZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

18 Brook Dam Lane has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

8applications of note in the surrounding area

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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.

18 Brook Dam Lane has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.

Current estimate

£124,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 23 years.

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Last sold (2019)

£103,000

Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 23 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 30 September 2019Most recent

    £103,000

    -1.9%over 9 months
  2. 18 December 2018

    £105,000

    +45.9%over 15 years
  3. 14 November 2003

    £71,950

    +75.7%over 3 years
  4. 30 March 2000

    £40,950

    +43.7%over 3 years
  5. 14 April 1996

    £28,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB7 5HZ: £125,000 (2025–2021).

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On the street

Versus other Brook Dam Lane homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 18 Brook Dam Lane lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,341

Street avg £2,466

Below

Floor Area

44 m²

Street avg 57 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

2.5 t/year

Street avg 2.5 t/year

On par
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

0.8 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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CB7 5HZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CB7 5HZ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CB7 5HZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.1dB

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 18 Brook Dam Lane, Soham, Ely, CB7 5HZ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.