CB6 3EE
Last sold £475,000 in August 2018
42, Merlin Drive, Ely
- Property type
- Detached
- Bedrooms
- 6 (est.)
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Floor area
- 1,722 sq ft / 160 sq m
- EPC rating
- C
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Price history in context
- Aug 2018 — £475,000 · +74.0% · 38 pts ahead of the UK market
- Jul 2006 — £273,000 · +143.8% · 67 pts ahead of the UK market
- Jun 2001 — £112,000 · +86.7% · 31 pts ahead of the UK market
- Apr 1997 — £60,000 · +1.0% · 11 pts behind the UK market
- Feb 1995 — £59,400
What this home might be worth today
£600,000
Estimate range £570,000–£630,000
+26.4% since August 2018 — last sale carried forward by the UK House Price Index to April 2026.
paid in line with the local norm
vs 66 nearby sales within a year · 6-bed (est.) detached within 1 km
The life around it
- Spring Meadow Infant School 1.6km
- Active Learning Trust Linc 19 - 25 377m
- Ely station 1.6km
- Pingle Wood 22.0km
- The coast (coastline) 7.3km
- Lake 1.1km
- Pond 673m
- Canal 4.5km
- River Great Ouse 1.4km
- Public Park 261m
- Play Area 236m
- Little Europe Mini Market 735m
- The Chestnuts (Opp) 12.0km
Broadband
- Gigabit 1 Gbit/s or more 100% of premises
- Ultrafast 100 Mbit/s or more 100% of premises
- Superfast 30 Mbit/s or more 100% of premises
Ofcom figures for every home in this postcode — about fifteen addresses — not a measurement of this one. They say what can be ordered here, not the speed you would get: that depends on the package you buy. Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2024. About this data
Commute by train
From Ely, 1.6km away
- 15 min Cambridge
- 80 min London
- 102 min Nottingham
Train only, station to station, at the weekday morning peak — getting to the station is not included, because we don't know whether you'd walk, drive or take a bus. The distance to the platform is above so you can judge that yourself.
Schools nearby
Crime
Below average for England & Wales — 118 crimes recorded nearby last year. About this data
Map
Location: exact
Nearby sold homes
- 44, Merlin Drive, Ely £420,000 · 2021
- 46, Merlin Drive, Ely £118,500 · 2002
- 38, Merlin Drive, Ely £385,000 · 2023
- 49, Merlin Drive, Ely £475,000 · 2023
- 32, Merlin Drive, Ely £335,000 · 2023
- 51, Merlin Drive, Ely £431,111 · 2021
Planning activity nearby
- Permitted Two storey front extension and single storey porch and associated works May 2026 source
- Undecided Demolition of outbuilding and construction of new one-bedroom dwelling (self-build) Jul 2026 source
- Permitted Installation of two integrated solar panels on front elevation roof slope Jun 2026 source
- Undecided Single storey rear extension to existing bungalow Jul 2026 source
- Permitted T1 Large Conifer in the back garden - Remove to ground level May 2026 source
Planning data via PlanIt (planit.org.uk), from local planning authority registers.
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