23 Mill Street, Isleham, Ely, CB7 5RY
About 23 Mill Street
23 Mill Street is a two-bedroom detached house in Isleham, Ely, Ely (CB7 5RY). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since May 2013. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
5 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 79 m² it's 25.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (106 m² median across 21 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 2014–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 33.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £296,000 is 30.4% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£267/sq ft) was about 69.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in December 2015.
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Mar 2025
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
A a two-storey rear extension application was refused at 23 Mill Street in 2022.
- Dec 2024AmendmentIn report
Non material amendment to previously approved 22/00986/FUL for two storey rear extension
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/00986/NMAA
- Nov 2022ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Two storey rear extension
- Documents
- 23 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/00986/FUL
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 23 Mill 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
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look
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Sales history & valuation
23 Mill Street changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£296,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 33.8% per year over 1 year.
£227,000
Growth on file: 33.8% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
4 December 2015Most recent
£227,000
+46.5%over 1 year12 August 2014
£155,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB7 5RY: £260,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in CB7 5RY
Everything we know about 23 Mill 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
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look

Versus other Mill Street homes
Habitable Rooms for 23 Mill Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,873
Street avg £2,368
Floor Area
79 m²
Street avg 153 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 5.9 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
0.2 km
Isleham Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.8dB