What kind of home is 5 Abbey Place, CB7 5WS?

5 Abbey Place, CB7 5WS is a 5-bedroom detached house, on a corner plot and set on a cul-de-sac.

What did 5 Abbey Place, CB7 5WS sell for?

5 Abbey Place, CB7 5WS last sold for £720,000 in March 2019, around 7 years ago. Before that, it sold for £537,000 in May 2011, so prices have been rising over 8 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 5 Abbey Place, CB7 5WS appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between May 2011 and March 2019, 5 Abbey Place, CB7 5WS rose from £537,000 to £720,000, a change of £183,000. That works out to roughly +3.8% per year compounded over 8 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 5 Abbey Place, CB7 5WS?

The current EPC rating for 5 Abbey Place, CB7 5WS is C with a score of 80 out of 100, lodged in May 2011. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 5 Abbey Place, CB7 5WS?

5 Abbey Place, CB7 5WS has a recorded floor area of 242 m² (2,605 sq ft), around 48 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 29% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CB7 5WS. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 5 Abbey Place, CB7 5WS use?

The latest EPC at 5 Abbey Place, CB7 5WS records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 5 Abbey Place, CB7 5WS?

5 Abbey Place, CB7 5WS is in council tax band F. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Which area is 5 Abbey Place, CB7 5WS in?

5 Abbey Place, CB7 5WS sits in Fordham, Ely, Ely. It falls within the CB7 postcode district in Cambridgeshire.

Is 5 Abbey Place, CB7 5WS in a safe area?

Police records around 5 Abbey Place, CB7 5WS show an average of 4 reported crimes per month over the last 8 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 42% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 5 Abbey Place, CB7 5WS?

The closest primary school to 5 Abbey Place, CB7 5WS is Fordham CofE Primary School (940m).

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5 Abbey Place, Fordham, Ely, CB7 5WS

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

242 m²

2605 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 80

Council tax

Band F

Overview

About 5 Abbey Place

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

5 Abbey Place is a five-bedroom detached house in Fordham, Ely, Ely (CB7 5WS). It has a recorded floor area of 242 m² (around 2605 sq ft) and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2011) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. The latest certificate is from May 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a balcony. The home occupies a corner plot and a cul-de-sac position.

At 242 m² it's 29.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (187 m² median across 7 EPCs). Across 2011–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£276/sq ft) was about 25.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2019 for £720,000.

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Risks

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Sold prices

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms5
Bathrooms3
Dining roomYes
CloakroomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

BalconyYes
Corner plotYes
Cul-de-sacYes

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 Abbey Place's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 May 2021

EPC Rating

C80

Main Heating

Electric & Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

4.8 t/year

Occupancy

—

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Abbey Place, Fordham, Ely, CB7 5WS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Abbey Place 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.

Latest sale on 5 Abbey Place was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£773,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.8% per year over 8 years.

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Last sold (2019)

£720,000

Growth on file: 3.8% per year over 8 years.

Sales timeline

29 March 2019Most recent
£720,000
+34.1%over 7 years
26 May 2011
£537,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB7 5WS: £495,000 (2021–2011).

Nearby sales in CB7 5WS

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On the street

Versus other Abbey Place homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

5 Abbey Place outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,975

Street avg £2,562

Above

Floor Area

242 m²

Street avg 187 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.8 t/year

Street avg 3.7 t/year

Strongly below

Years Held

7 years

Street avg 12 years

Below

Comparables

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1 Abbey Place, Fordham

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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

0.9 km

Fordham CofE Primary School. 1 school nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CB7 5WS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.9dB

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