1 Phantom Cottage, Snailwell Road, Chippenham, Ely, CB7 5QB
About 1 Phantom Cottage
1 Phantom Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Chippenham, Ely, Ely (CB7 5QB). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1367 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows a G (score 17), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a basement excavation and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £491,000 is 29.2% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£278/sq ft) was about 24.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 11 years since the last transfer (October 2015).
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
1 Phantom Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Apr 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Nov 2019ConditionsIn report
To discharge Conditions 3 (Brick and roofing material samples) and 5 (Basement construction details and protection measures) for Decision Notice dated 20/04/2016 for demolition of outbuildings and extensions. Internal alterations to layout and construction of new rear extension, including basement and new ground floor access to new extension.
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 15/01536/DISB
- Jan 2017ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Single storey extension with roof veranda.
- Documents
- 19 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/01587/FUL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 1 Phantom Cottage
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
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Sales history & valuation
1 Phantom Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£491,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.4% per year over 17 years.
£380,000
Growth on file: 2.4% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
14 October 2015Most recent
£380,000
+79.2%over 14 years17 July 2001
£212,000
-15.2%over 3 years11 June 1998
£250,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB7 5QB: £390,000 (2021–2003).
Nearby sales in CB7 5QB
Park Farm House, Snailwell Road, Chippenham, Ely, CB7 5QB
Sold Dec 2021
£765,000Park Farm Barn, Snailwell Road, Chippenham, Ely, CB7 5QB
Sold Sept 2019
£500,000Cornfields, Snailwell Road, Chippenham, Ely, CB7 5QB
Sold Mar 2015
£390,000Park Farm Cottage, Snailwell Road, Chippenham, Ely, CB7 5QB
Sold Jul 2009
£260,000
Everything we know about 1 Phantom Cottage, 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

Versus other Snailwell Road homes
EPC Rating for 1 Phantom Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,992
Street avg £4,365
Floor Area
127 m²
Street avg 169 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 8.6 t/year
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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
2.9 km
Fordham CofE Primary School. 1 school 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
41.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB