Cornfields, Snailwell Road, Chippenham, Ely, CB7 5QB
About Cornfields
Cornfields is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Chippenham, Ely, Ely (CB7 5QB). It has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (around 1206 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (January 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 103), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Across 1998–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £460,000 is 17.9% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£324/sq ft) was about 50.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in March 2015. At 112 m² it's 15.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (133 m² median across 6 EPCs).
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- ParkingOff road
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
Energy performance
Cornfields's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Cornfields has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
8applications of note in the surrounding area
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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
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1998.
£460,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.8% per year over 17 years.
£390,000
Growth on file: 7.8% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
13 March 2015Most recent
£390,000
+45.0%over 11 years18 December 2003
£269,000
+140.2%over 5 years31 August 1998
£112,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB7 5QB: £380,000 (2021–2001).
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
£500,0001 Phantom Cottage, Snailwell Road, Chippenham, Ely, CB7 5QB
Sold Oct 2015
£380,000Park Farm Cottage, Snailwell Road, Chippenham, Ely, CB7 5QB
Sold Jul 2009
£260,000
Everything we know about Cornfields, 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 Cornfields runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,482
Street avg £4,242
Floor Area
112 m²
Street avg 171 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 9.9 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