38 Tharp Way, Chippenham, Ely, CB7 5QG
About 38 Tharp Way
38 Tharp Way is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Chippenham, Ely, Ely (CB7 5QG). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Across 1995–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£429/sq ft) was about 107.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2022 at £240,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- EnsuiteYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- ParkingOff road
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
38 Tharp Way has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
8applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 38 Tharp Way has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.
£237,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 27 years.
£240,000
Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 27 years.
Sales timeline
22 September 2022Most recent
£240,000
+4.3%over 1 year31 March 2021
£230,000
+7.0%over 3 years6 December 2017
£215,000
+16.4%over 1 year13 July 2016
£184,750
+25.3%over 1 year4 November 2014
£147,500
+19.0%over 10 years15 June 2004
£124,000
+110.3%over 5 years6 May 1999
£58,950
+31.0%over 3 years20 December 1995
£45,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB7 5QG: £235,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in CB7 5QG
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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 Tharp Way homes
38 Tharp Way outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,615
Street avg £2,862
Floor Area
52 m²
Street avg 69 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 t/year
Street avg 4.1 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.
Nearest stop
1.9 km
Elms Road — bus stop.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.3dB