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Valerian Gardens, Soham, Ely

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House prices, sold prices and local information for CB7 5WR.

Average price (last 12 months)
£238,333
3 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£281,893
40 sales
Price range
£145k – £350k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
14 Aug 2026
CB7 5WR

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At a glance

House prices£238k average33% below the Ely average CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 7 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station18 min walkSoham station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold96% freeholdAcross 49 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

40 property sales on Valerian Gardens, Soham, Ely have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 3 homes sold here for an average of £238,333. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £279,471. Average sale prices rose from £261,996 in 2016 to £282,500 in 2026 (+8%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 33% below the Ely average of £357,090 over the same period. 12 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 10 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 48% semi-detached, 35% terraced, 18% detached. Recorded sale prices on Valerian Gardens range from £145,000 to £350,000. 96% of homes sold here were freehold and 4% leasehold. Of 160 streets in Ely with at least two sales in the last year, Valerian Gardens ranks 137th for average price.

House prices on Valerian Gardens compared

Valerian Gardens£238,333
CB7 postcode area£351,668
Ely£357,090
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all CB7 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £261,996 (5 sales)2016£262k2017: £286,609 (16 sales)2017£287k2018: £274,997 (5 sales)2018£275k2019: £296,667 (3 sales)2019£297k2021: £323,333 (3 sales)2021£323k2022: £320,000 (2 sales)2022£320k2023: £145,000 (1 sales)2023£145k2024: £300,000 (1 sales)2024£300k2025: £247,500 (2 sales)2025£248k2026: £282,500 (2 sales)2026£283k

Tenure: 96% freehold and 4% leasehold across 49 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached19£279,4717 Nov 2025
Terraced14£269,34114 Aug 2026
Detached7£313,56923 Jul 2021

Sold prices on Valerian Gardens

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
2, Valerian Gardens CB7 5WR 14 Aug 2026£300,000 TerracedFreehold
8, Valerian Gardens CB7 5WR 12 Aug 2026£265,000 TerracedFreehold
36, Valerian Gardens CB7 5WR 7 Nov 2025£150,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
43, Valerian Gardens CB7 5WR 3 Oct 2025£282,912 TerracedFreehold
38, Valerian Gardens CB7 5WR 25 Jul 2025£385,000 DetachedFreehold
34, Valerian Gardens CB7 5WR 31 Mar 2025£345,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
54, Valerian Gardens CB7 5WR 15 Jul 2024£300,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
41, Valerian Gardens CB7 5WR 22 Sep 2023£145,000 TerracedLeasehold
52, Valerian Gardens CB7 5WR 28 Nov 2022£335,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
50, Valerian Gardens CB7 5WR 18 Feb 2022£305,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
25, Valerian Gardens CB7 5WR 23 Jul 2021£320,000 DetachedFreehold
38, Valerian Gardens CB7 5WR 23 Apr 2021£350,000 DetachedFreehold
35, Valerian Gardens CB7 5WR 29 Jan 2021£300,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
2, Valerian Gardens CB7 5WR 26 Sep 2019£285,000 TerracedFreehold
7, Valerian Gardens CB7 5WR 20 Sep 2019£290,000 TerracedFreehold
46, Valerian Gardens CB7 5WR 15 Jul 2019£315,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
39, Valerian Gardens CB7 5WR 29 Aug 2018£123,750 Terraced New buildFreehold
56, Valerian Gardens CB7 5WR 8 Aug 2018£126,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
19, Valerian Gardens CB7 5WR 1 Aug 2018£117,600 Terraced New buildFreehold
43, Valerian Gardens CB7 5WR 27 Jul 2018£121,500 Terraced New buildFreehold
34, Valerian Gardens CB7 5WR 29 Jun 2018£279,996 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
36, Valerian Gardens CB7 5WR 29 Jun 2018£279,996 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
48, Valerian Gardens CB7 5WR 29 Jun 2018£279,996 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
2, Valerian Gardens CB7 5WR 29 Mar 2018£264,995 Terraced New buildFreehold
33, Valerian Gardens CB7 5WR 9 Mar 2018£269,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
52, Valerian Gardens CB7 5WR 1 Mar 2018£280,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
50, Valerian Gardens CB7 5WR 28 Feb 2018£280,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
31, Valerian Gardens CB7 5WR 26 Jan 2018£279,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
4, Valerian Gardens CB7 5WR 21 Dec 2017£274,995 Terraced New buildFreehold
54, Valerian Gardens CB7 5WR 20 Dec 2017£282,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
38, Valerian Gardens CB7 5WR 30 Nov 2017£339,995 Detached New buildFreehold
44, Valerian Gardens CB7 5WR 10 Nov 2017£315,000 Detached New buildFreehold
37, Valerian Gardens CB7 5WR 31 Oct 2017£279,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
40, Valerian Gardens CB7 5WR 31 Oct 2017£267,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
42, Valerian Gardens CB7 5WR 31 Oct 2017£267,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
27, Valerian Gardens CB7 5WR 25 Oct 2017£262,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
35, Valerian Gardens CB7 5WR 6 Oct 2017£279,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
29, Valerian Gardens CB7 5WR 28 Jul 2017£267,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
25, Valerian Gardens CB7 5WR 21 Jul 2017£299,995 Detached New buildFreehold
11, Valerian Gardens CB7 5WR 30 Jun 2017£262,950 Terraced New buildFreehold
7, Valerian Gardens CB7 5WR 31 May 2017£324,950 Terraced New buildFreehold
9, Valerian Gardens CB7 5WR 31 May 2017£262,950 Terraced New buildFreehold
13, Valerian Gardens CB7 5WR 26 May 2017£264,950 Terraced New buildFreehold
1, Valerian Gardens CB7 5WR 31 Mar 2017£329,995 Detached New buildFreehold
10, Valerian Gardens CB7 5WR 23 Dec 2016£319,995 Terraced New buildFreehold
3, Valerian Gardens CB7 5WR 23 Dec 2016£239,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
5, Valerian Gardens CB7 5WR 23 Dec 2016£239,995 Detached New buildFreehold
6, Valerian Gardens CB7 5WR 23 Dec 2016£250,000 Terraced New buildFreehold
8, Valerian Gardens CB7 5WR 23 Dec 2016£259,995 Terraced New buildFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
2, Valerian Gardens £264,995 (Mar 2018) → £285,000 (Sep 2019) → £300,000 (Aug 2026) +13%
over 8 yrs
8, Valerian Gardens £259,995 (Dec 2016) → £265,000 (Aug 2026) +2%
over 10 yrs
36, Valerian Gardens £279,996 (Jun 2018) → £150,000 (Nov 2025) -46%
over 7 yrs
43, Valerian Gardens £121,500 (Jul 2018) → £282,912 (Oct 2025) +133%
over 7 yrs
38, Valerian Gardens £339,995 (Nov 2017) → £350,000 (Apr 2021) → £385,000 (Jul 2025) +13%
over 8 yrs
34, Valerian Gardens £279,996 (Jun 2018) → £345,000 (Mar 2025) +23%
over 7 yrs
54, Valerian Gardens £282,995 (Dec 2017) → £300,000 (Jul 2024) +6%
over 7 yrs
52, Valerian Gardens £280,000 (Mar 2018) → £335,000 (Nov 2022) +20%
over 5 yrs
50, Valerian Gardens £280,000 (Feb 2018) → £305,000 (Feb 2022) +9%
over 4 yrs
25, Valerian Gardens £299,995 (Jul 2017) → £320,000 (Jul 2021) +7%
over 4 yrs
35, Valerian Gardens £279,995 (Oct 2017) → £300,000 (Jan 2021) +7%
over 3 yrs
7, Valerian Gardens £324,950 (May 2017) → £290,000 (Sep 2019) -11%
over 2 yrs

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Schools near Valerian Gardens

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Soham Village College 1,436 pupils Secondary 11–16 Outstanding Report 0.3 mi
St Andrew's CofE Primary School 461 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Report 0.3 mi
The Weatheralls Primary School 342 pupils Primary 3–11 Requires improvement Report 0.7 mi
The Shade Primary School 250 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 1.7 mi
Fordham CofE Primary School 413 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Good Report 2.3 mi
In Toto Ed Cambridge Other independent special school 11–16 Report 2.5 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Soham station 0.9 mi · 18 min walk
  • Ely station 5.5 mi · 1 hr 50 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Staploe Medical Centre
    Brewhouse Lane, Soham, Ely · 0.5 mi

Supermarkets

  • Asda Supermarket Asda Soham Supermarket · 0.5 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Soham · 0.5 mi
  • Budgens Budgens MRH Downfields · 0.8 mi
  • Marks and Spencer BP M&S Soham Connect BP · 1.8 mi

Pharmacies

  • Wellbeing Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
  • Staploe Pharmacy · 0.5 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.6 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 7 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income5 of 10
Employment7 of 10
Education and skills4 of 10
Health and disability7 of 10
Crime7 of 10
Access to housing and services4 of 10
Living environment10 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned68.2%62.5%
Private rented11.3%20.3%
Social rented20.4%17.1%
Households998

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1521.8%17.4%
Aged 15–6462.4%64.1%
Aged 65+15.8%18.6%
Residents2,464

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks71%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network99%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks99%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks82%92%

Share of homes across East Cambridgeshire with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Valerian Gardens

Ethnic group

HereEast Cambridgeshire
White94.6%94.4%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.9%2.2%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.7%1.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.1%0.8%
Other ethnic group0.7%0.7%

Religion

HereEast Cambridgeshire
No religion46.5%42.9%
Christian44.8%48.5%
Not answered6.4%6.3%
Hindu0.8%0.4%
Other religion0.6%0.6%
Muslim0.5%0.6%
Buddhist0.4%0.4%
Jewish0%0.1%

Country of birth

HereEast Cambridgeshire
Born in the UK88.2%88.2%
Born outside the UK11.8%11.8%

Highest qualification

HereEast Cambridgeshire
Level 4 qualifications and above25.1%35%
No qualifications20.4%16.6%
Level 3 qualifications18.3%16.4%
Level 2 qualifications16.1%13.5%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.8%9.8%
Apprenticeship7.5%6.1%
Other qualifications2.8%2.6%

General health

HereEast Cambridgeshire
Very good health48.9%48.3%
Good health34.7%35.1%
Fair health12%12.4%
Bad health3.7%3.3%
Very bad health0.7%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereEast Cambridgeshire
1 car or van in household41%39.1%
2 cars or vans in household38.5%34.9%
No cars or vans in household10.3%12%
3 or more cars or vans in household10.2%14%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of East Cambridgeshire.

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