1 Carter Street, Fordham, Ely, CB7 5NG
About 1 Carter Street
1 Carter Street is a detached house in Fordham, Ely, Ely (CB7 5NG). It has a recorded floor area of 389 m² (around 4187 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (July 2025) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home.
At 389 m² the property is well over the postcode median (89 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
Know exactly what you're buying at 1 Carter Street
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
1 Carter Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history at 1 Carter Street is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Dec 2025Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 Silver Birch - Remove due to proximity to dwelling and phone wires T2 Silver Birch - No work T3 group of three trees - Remove due to condition and garden over crowding T4 Hybrid Black Poplar - Remove due to proximity to dwelling and species characteristics T5 Holly - Remove due to proximity to building T6 Group on riverbank adj listed building - Remove to all access building repairs T7 Group on riverbank opposite listed building - Prune to provide 3m clearance from building to allow space for repairs
- Reference
- 25/01251/TRE
- Nov 2025Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 Yew - Remove due to prevent further damage to property T2 Yew - Remove due to prevent further damage to property T3 Yew - Remove due to prevent further damage to property
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/01127/TRE
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 1 Carter Street
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
- Environmental risk flagged
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Sales history & valuation
1 Carter Street has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£1,021,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB7 5NG: £278,400 (2022–2020).
Nearby sales in CB7 5NG
36 Carter Street, Fordham, Ely, CB7 5NG
Sold Nov 2022
£450,00055a, Carter Street, Fordham, Ely, CB7 5NG
Sold May 2021
£240,00012 Carter Street, Fordham, Ely, CB7 5NG
Sold Mar 2021
£450,00045 Carter Street, Fordham, Ely, CB7 5NG
Sold Jul 2020
£195,00053 Carter Street, Fordham, Ely, CB7 5NG
Sold Aug 2019
£215,000
Everything we know about 1 Carter 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
- Environmental risk flagged
Versus other Carter Street homes
Floor Area for 1 Carter Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
56 (D)
Street avg 59 (D)
Floor Area
389 m²
Street avg 115 m²
CO₂ Emissions
20.0 t/year
Street avg 5.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
12 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
0.5 km
Fordham CofE Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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
38.0dB