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5 Barway Road, Barway, Ely, CB7 5UA

Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
95 m²
1023 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 44
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Social Rental
Overview

About 5 Barway Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

5 Barway Road is a semi-detached house in Barway, Ely, Ely (CB7 5UA). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since October 2009. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

At 95 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).

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

5 Barway Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Sept 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E44
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.7 t/year
Occupancy
Rented

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Sept 2024from Oct 2009
Hot Water
AveragePoor

Hot water efficiency decreased

Wall Insulation
Uninsulated SolidInsulated Cavity

Cavity wall insulation installed

Roof Insulation
InsulatedWell Insulated

Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Barway Road, Barway, Ely, CB7 5UA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Barway Road has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

8applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

5 Barway Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£259,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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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 5UA: £595,000 (2024–2021).

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On the street

Versus other Barway Road homes

Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

5 Barway Road is notably below the street on habitable rooms.

EPC Rating

44 (E)

Street avg 68 (D)

Strongly below

Floor Area

95 m²

Street avg 224 m²

Below

CO₂ Emissions

6.7 t/year

Street avg 4.6 t/year

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below
Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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£270k

1 Bittern Grove, Soham

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£276k

1 Blandings Farm Cottage, Badlingham, Chippenham

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3 bed
£235k

1 Angle Common, Soham

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Ely district page.
Full Ely report

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CB7 5UA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CB7 5UA

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

41.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CB7 5UA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.2dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

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