Keepers Cottage, Snailwell Road, Chippenham, Ely, CB7 5QB
About Keepers Cottage
Keepers Cottage is a detached house in Chippenham, Ely, Ely (CB7 5QB). It has a recorded floor area of 146 m² (around 1572 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2018) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in September 2015 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 146 m² it's 21.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (120 m² median across 6 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Keepers Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Hot water efficiency improved
Wall insulation improved
Planning history
Keepers Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
8applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Keepers 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
Keepers Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£376,000
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 5QB: £390,000 (2021–2009).
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
£380,000Cornfields, 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 Keepers 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
Keepers Cottage outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
41 (E)
Street avg 41 (E)
Floor Area
146 m²
Street avg 166 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.8 t/year
Street avg 9.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 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
2.9 km
Fordham CofE Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB