26 Pound Lane, Isleham, Ely, CB7 5SF
About 26 Pound Lane
26 Pound Lane is a four-bedroom detached house in Isleham, Ely, Ely (CB7 5SF). It has a recorded floor area of 156 m² (around 1679 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 156 m² the property is well over the postcode median (117 m² across 31 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £572,000 is 27.1% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£268/sq ft) was about 64.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Sold August 2020 for £450,000.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- GarageDouble, Integral
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
26 Pound Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history at 26 Pound Lane is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Oct 2023Tree WorksTreesIn report
G1 Lilac trees - Crown lift to 3m on highway boundary side and pollard to no less than 3m in height G2 Holly trees - Crown lift to 3m on neighbours side of boundary and pollard to no less than 5m in height G3 Laurel - Viburnum trees - Crown lift to 3m on neighbours side of boundary, pollard to no less than 3m in height and remove deadwood
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/01025/TRE
- Dec 2020Tree WorksTreesIn report
G1 Mixed group of Garden species - Fell to ground level as possible an Apple tree, Crab Apple, Yew, the smaller Holly and a dead shrub. Crown lift the larger Holly tree to 2mtrs from the ground. Reduce the height of the Laurel to approximately 3mtrs tall and 2mtrs wide from the wall to the drive, shaping to a flatter fan shape along the drive.? G2 Mixed group of Garden species - Reduce the height of the Lilac hedge across the front of the property down to 2mtrs and trim back from the path edge. Cut the Forsythia to knee height and shape. Reduce the height of the Viburnum to 2.5mtrs and reshape. T3 Silver Birch - Remove the broken limb and tidy the wound.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/01584/TRE
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£572,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£450,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
23 August 2020Most recent
£450,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB7 5SF: £267,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in CB7 5SF
Everything we know about 26 Pound Lane, 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 Pound Lane homes
CO₂ Emissions for 26 Pound Lane lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,885
Street avg £2,464
Floor Area
156 m²
Street avg 135 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 4.9 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
0.5 km
Isleham Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.6dB