7 Brook Dam Lane, Soham, Ely, CB7 5HZ
About 7 Brook Dam Lane
7 Brook Dam Lane is a detached house in Soham, Ely, Ely (CB7 5HZ). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 20 years, with the last transfer in September 2006. Across 2005–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 23.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £289,000 sits 67.1% above the 2006 sale of £173,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£206/sq ft) was about 26% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 78 m² it's 23.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (63 m² median across 15 EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2020.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Dec 2020Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 Conifer - Fell due to shading and proximity to building T2 Conifer - Fell due to shading and obscuring view T3 Upright ornamental Cherry - Fell as part of garden redesign
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/01382/TRE
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- Larger development activity nearby
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look
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Sales history & valuation
7 Brook Dam Lane changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£289,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 23.6% per year over 1 year.
£173,000
Growth on file: 23.6% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
7 September 2006Most recent
£173,000
+23.6%over 9 months15 December 2005
£140,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB7 5HZ: £125,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in CB7 5HZ
Everything we know about 7 Brook Dam Lane, 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
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look
Versus other Brook Dam Lane homes
7 Brook Dam Lane outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,218
Street avg £1,908
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 122 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 5.4 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