CB7 4DA
Last sold £235,000 in February 2011
5, Back Hill, Ely
- Property type
- Semi-detached
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Elevation
- About 11m — higher than about 50% of homes in Ely
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Price history in context
- Feb 2011 — £235,000 · +0.9% · 1 pts ahead of the UK market
- Oct 2009 — £233,000 · +83.5% · 17 pts ahead of the UK market
- Sep 2001 — £127,000
What this home might be worth today
£414,000
Estimate range £394,000–£435,000
+76.3% since February 2011 — last sale carried forward by the UK House Price Index to April 2026.
paid well above the local norm at the time
vs 45 nearby sales within a year · semi-detached within 1 km
The life around it
- Spring Meadow Infant School 1.6km
- King's Ely 5-min walk
- Ely station 7-min walk
- Pingle Wood 22.7km
- The coast (coastline) 8.4km
- Lake 308m
- Pond 333m
- Canal 4.8km
- River Great Ouse 323m
- Public Park 15m
- Play Area 179m
- Spar 520m
- The Chestnuts (Opp) 11.4km
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, 500m 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
Flood risk
Environment Agency flood risk from rivers and sea: outside every mapped risk area. Check the current map
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.
Sunshine and hills
Sunshine: about 1,540 hours a year — sunnier than 40% of homes in England and Wales. Met Office average for this square kilometre, 1991–2020.
Hills: on a gentle south-east-facing slope; surrounding hills hide about 4% of the year's sun. Buildings and trees are not counted.
Planning
- In the Ely conservation area — external changes usually need consent.
From planning.data.gov.uk, where the council has published. Not planning advice.
Crime
Among the highest for England & Wales — 601 crimes recorded nearby last year. About this data
Map
Location: approximate (postcode)
Nearby sold homes
- 37, Back Hill, Ely £51,000 · 1995
- 11, Back Hill, Ely £119,950 · 2000
- 43, Back Hill, Ely £85,500 · 2002
- 19, Back Hill, Ely £113,000 · 2002
- 9, Back Hill, Ely £164,000 · 2005
- 27, Back Hill, Ely £242,000 · 2010
Planning activity nearby
- Undecided T1 Cherry - Remove due to required excavations that will significantly impact the tree Jun 2026 source
- Undecided Re roof rear and side with roof glazing over existing footprint and fenestration to match… Jun 2026 source
- Permitted To replace old windows throughout whole premises and replace wooden rear patio doors… Jul 2026 source
- Withdrawn Change of Use of the ground floor and basement (currently in a Sui Generis use as a… May 2026 source
- Permitted T13 - London Plane - Reduce crown on south by 3-4mtrs. Reduce crown on north, west and… Jul 2026 source
Planning data via PlanIt (planit.org.uk), from local planning authority registers.
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