CB6 1AQ

Last sold £344,000 in April 2017

43, Downham Road, Ely

Property type: Terraced
Tenure: Freehold

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Price history in context

Date	Price	Change	Base rate at sale	vs UK market
Today	Show me today's estimate
September 1995	£60,000		6.625%
November 2005	£172,000	+186.7%	4.5%	+6 pts
July 2006	£286,000	+66.3%	4.5%	+59 pts
February 2012	£170,000	−40.6%	0.5%	−38 pts
September 2014	£250,000	+47.1%	0.5%	+31 pts
April 2017	£344,000	+37.6%	0.25%	+24 pts

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Sep 1995 — £60,000
Nov 2005 — £172,000 · +186.7% · 6 pts ahead of the UK market
Jul 2006 — £286,000 · +66.3% · 59 pts ahead of the UK market
Feb 2012 — £170,000 · −40.6% · 38 pts behind the UK market
Sep 2014 — £250,000 · +47.1% · 31 pts ahead of the UK market
Apr 2017 — £344,000 · +37.6% · 24 pts ahead of the UK market

paid well above the local norm at the time

vs 124 nearby sales within a year · terraced within 1 km

The life around it

Spring Meadow Infant School is 1.4km away.
Active Learning Trust Linc 19 - 25 is 352m away.
Ely station is 1.3km away.
Pingle Wood is 22.3km away.
The coast (coastline) is 7.7km away.
Lake is 997m away.
Pond is 352m away.
Canal is 4.4km away.
River Great Ouse is 1.0km away.
Palace Green is 262m away.
Play Area is 530m away.
Little Europe Mini Market is 345m away.
The Chestnuts (Opp) is 11.7km away.

Broadband

Gigabit-capable broadband is available to 100% of premises in this postcode.
Ultrafast broadband (100Mbit/s or more) is available to 100% of premises in this postcode.
Superfast broadband (30Mbit/s or more) is available to 100% of premises in this postcode.

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, 1.3km 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

1 Active Learning Trust Linc 19 - 25 0.2 miles State
2 Highfield Ely Academy 0.2 miles State
3 King's Ely · Church of England 0.3 miles Independent
4 Ely College · Secondary 0.4 miles State Attainment 8: 52.3 — top 20% nationally (2023)
5 Lantern Community Primary School · Primary 0.4 miles State
6 Ely St John's Community Primary School · Primary 0.7 miles State
7 Isle of Ely Primary School · Primary 0.7 miles State
8 Spring Meadow Infant School · Primary 0.9 miles State Ofsted Good
9 Ely St Mary's CofE Junior School · Primary · Church of England 0.9 miles State Ofsted Good
10 Witchford Village College · Secondary 2.1 miles State Attainment 8: 46.4 — top 40% nationally (2023)

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Noise

Road noise here is mapped at 55–59 dB (Lden, DEFRA 2022) — audible traffic.

Modelled annual average at this point, not a measurement on the doorstep. Below 55 dB is not mapped.

Planning

In the Ely conservation area — external changes usually need consent.
An Article 4 direction applies here — some permitted development rights are withdrawn.

From planning.data.gov.uk, where the council has published. Not planning advice.

Crime

Below average for England & Wales — 118 crimes recorded nearby last year. About this data

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Planning activity nearby

T1 Large Conifer in the back garden - Remove to ground level — Permitted, May 2026 source
T1 Robinia - Re-pollard by approximately 3.5m back to the previous points — Permitted, May 2026 source
Installation of seven roof-mounted solar photovoltaic panels to the rear roof slopes of… — Undecided, Jun 2026 source
Installation of seven roof-mounted solar photovoltaic panels to the rear roof slopes of… — Undecided, Jun 2026 source
To discharge Condition 4 (soft landscaping scheme) of decision dated 30 April 2025 for… — Conditions, Jun 2026 source

Planning data via PlanIt (planit.org.uk), from local planning authority registers.

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