CB6 1AN

Last sold £308,160 in February 2025

53, West Fen Road, Ely

Property type: Terraced
Bedrooms: 2 (est.)
Tenure: Freehold
Floor area: 743 sq ft / 69 sq m
Plot area: about 1,100 sq ft / 100 sq m
EPC rating: C
Elevation: About 18m — higher than about 70% of homes in Ely

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Price history in context

Date	Price	Change	Base rate at sale	vs UK market
Today	Show me today's estimate
February 2025	£308,160	+8.1%	4.5%	+0 pts
December 2021	£285,000	+11.8%	0.1%	−4 pts
December 2018	£255,000	+3.0%	0.75%	−4 pts
November 2016	£247,500	+12.5%	0.25%	+6 pts
August 2015	£220,000	+20.5%	0.5%	+15 pts
August 2014	£182,500	+41.5%	0.5%	+24 pts
November 2008	£129,000	+120.5%	3.0%	−4 pts
July 1998	£58,500	+21.9%	7.5%	−9 pts
March 1995	£48,000		6.625%

Show me today's estimate
Feb 2025 — £308,160 · +8.1% · 0 pts ahead of the UK market
Dec 2021 — £285,000 · +11.8% · 4 pts behind the UK market
Dec 2018 — £255,000 · +3.0% · 4 pts behind the UK market
Nov 2016 — £247,500 · +12.5% · 6 pts ahead of the UK market
Aug 2015 — £220,000 · +20.5% · 15 pts ahead of the UK market
Aug 2014 — £182,500 · +41.5% · 24 pts ahead of the UK market
Nov 2008 — £129,000 · +120.5% · 4 pts behind the UK market
Jul 1998 — £58,500 · +21.9% · 9 pts behind the UK market
Mar 1995 — £48,000

paid in line with the local norm

vs 61 nearby sales within a year · 2-bed (est.) terraced within 1 km

The life around it

Spring Meadow Infant School 1.7km
Active Learning Trust Linc 19 - 25 11-min walk
Ely station 22-min walk
Pingle Wood 22.0km
The coast (coastline) 7.4km
Lake 1.2km
Pond 607m
Canal 4.6km
River Great Ouse 1.3km
Public Park 123m
Play Area 220m
Little Europe Mini Market 663m
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, 1.5km 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 0.3 miles State
2 Highfield Ely Academy 0.3 miles State
3 Ely College · Secondary 0.4 miles State Attainment 8: 52.3 — top 20% nationally (2023)
4 King's Ely · Church of England 0.5 miles Independent
5 Lantern Community Primary School · Primary 0.5 miles State
6 Ely St John's Community Primary School · Primary 0.5 miles State
7 Isle of Ely Primary School · Primary 0.8 miles State
8 Spring Meadow Infant School · Primary 1.0 miles State Ofsted Good
9 Ely St Mary's CofE Junior School · Primary · Church of England 1.1 miles State Ofsted Good
10 Witchford Village College · Secondary 1.9 miles State Attainment 8: 46.4 — top 40% nationally (2023)

Show all 10 schools

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: no hills shade it. Buildings and trees are not counted.

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

Above average for England & Wales — 181 crimes recorded nearby last year. About this data

Map

Location: exact

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Nearby sold homes

55, West Fen Road, Ely £235,000 · 2016
51, West Fen Road, Ely £600,000 · 2021
59, West Fen Road, Ely £226,950 · 2014
61, West Fen Road, Ely £274,350 · 2018
74, West Fen Road, Ely £320,000 · 2014
70, West Fen Road, Ely £112,500 · 1999

Planning activity nearby

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
Permitted Two storey front extension and single storey porch and associated works May 2026 source
Undecided T1 Eucalyptus - Re Pollard. T2 Maple - Reduce height by 1 metre. T3 Hazel - Reduce height… Jun 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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