CB6 1AG
Last sold £520,000 in February 2017
5a, Downham Road, Ely
- Property type
- Semi-detached
- Tenure
- Freehold
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Price history in context
- Feb 2002 — £208,750
- Apr 2005 — £325,000 · +55.7% · 4 pts ahead of the UK market
- Mar 2010 — £330,000 · +1.5% · 8 pts behind the UK market
- Feb 2017 — £520,000 · +57.6% · 29 pts ahead of the UK market
What this home might be worth today
£707,000
Estimate range £672,000–£743,000
+36.0% since February 2017 — last sale carried forward by the UK House Price Index to April 2026.
paid well above the local norm at the time
vs 72 nearby sales within a year · semi-detached within 1 km
The life around it
- Spring Meadow Infant School is 1.5km away.
- King's Ely is 332m away.
- Ely station is 1.1km away.
- Pingle Wood is 22.3km away.
- The coast (coastline) is 7.8km away.
- Lake is 866m away.
- Pond is 191m away.
- Canal is 4.5km away.
- River Great Ouse is 880m away.
- Palace Green is 114m away.
- Play Area is 572m away.
- Little Europe Mini Market is 257m away.
- The Chestnuts (Opp) is 11.6km 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, 1.1km 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
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.
From planning.data.gov.uk, where the council has published. Not planning advice.
Crime
Above average for England & Wales — 190 crimes recorded nearby last year. About this data
Map
Nearby sold homes
Planning activity nearby
- To discharge Condition 5 (Tree Protection Plan) and Condition 6 (Tree Protection… — Conditions, Jun 2026 source
- Timber repairs to the North and East facing elevations and associated works — Permitted, Jun 2026 source
- 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
- T1 Holly - Fell T2 Viburnum tinus - Fell T3 Hazel - Fell due to leaning on shed We would… — Undecided, Jul 2026 source
Planning data via PlanIt (planit.org.uk), from local planning authority registers.
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