4 Barway Road, Barway, Ely, CB7 5UA
About 4 Barway Road
4 Barway Road is a semi-detached house in Barway, Ely, Ely (CB7 5UA). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since July 2010. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 104), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 84 m² it sits well below the postcode median (171 m² across 20 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). Across 2002–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £297,000 is 29.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£254/sq ft) was about 79.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £230,000 in June 2021. 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
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Planning history
4 Barway Road 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
Sale price has at least doubled since 2002.
£297,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.5% per year over 19 years.
£230,000
Growth on file: 4.5% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
28 June 2021Most recent
£230,000
+45.6%over 10 years22 November 2010
£158,000
+58.0%over 8 years12 May 2002
£100,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB7 5UA: £595,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in CB7 5UA
5d, Barway Road, Barway, Ely, CB7 5UA
Sold Aug 2024
£1,050,000Pond View, Barway Road, Barway, Ely, CB7 5UA
Sold Jan 2024
£1,320,000Lake View, Barway Road, Barway, Ely, CB7 5UA
Sold Dec 2021
£75,00015 Barway Road, Barway, Ely, CB7 5UA
Sold May 2021
£595,0005b, Barway Road, Barway, Ely, CB7 5UA
Sold Mar 2021
£222,500
Everything we know about 4 Barway Road, 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 Barway Road homes
4 Barway Road is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£2,738
Street avg £1,840
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 224 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 4.7 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
1.8 km
Little Thetford 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
41.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.2dB