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West Drive Gardens, Soham, Ely

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House prices, sold prices and local information for CB7 5EF, CB7 5EX.

Average price (last 12 months)
£236,500
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£185,444
27 sales
Price range
£135k – £238k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
15 May 2026
CB7 5EF

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At a glance

House prices£185k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 5 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station6 min walkSoham station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband52% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold84% freeholdAcross 31 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

27 property sales on West Drive Gardens, Soham, Ely have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £236,500. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £188,917. 9 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 7 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 44% semi-detached, 44% terraced, 11% flat. Recorded sale prices on West Drive Gardens range from £135,000 to £237,500. 84% of homes sold here were freehold and 16% leasehold.

House prices on West Drive Gardens compared

CB7 postcode area£351,668
Ely£357,090
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. West Drive Gardens has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all CB7 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £152,000 (3 sales)2016£152k2017: £192,000 (3 sales)2017£192k2018: £163,333 (6 sales)2018£163k2019: £178,500 (2 sales)2019£179k2020: £235,000 (1 sales)2020£235k2021: £173,000 (3 sales)2021£173k2023: £190,333 (3 sales)2023£190k2024: £232,500 (3 sales)2024£233k2025: £189,500 (2 sales)2025£190k2026: £236,500 (1 sales)2026£237k

Tenure: 84% freehold and 16% leasehold across 31 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached12£188,91715 May 2026
Terraced12£190,33323 Jun 2025
Flat3£152,00029 Jan 2025

Sold prices on West Drive Gardens

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
52, West Drive Gardens CB7 5EF 30 Jun 2026£225,000 TerracedFreehold
15, West Drive Gardens CB7 5EF 15 May 2026£236,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
94, West Drive Gardens CB7 5EX 7 Aug 2025£160,000 FlatLeasehold
80, West Drive Gardens CB7 5EX 23 Jun 2025£207,000 TerracedFreehold
34, West Drive Gardens CB7 5EF 29 Jan 2025£172,000 FlatLeasehold
54, West Drive Gardens CB7 5EF 31 Oct 2024£235,000 TerracedFreehold
14, West Drive Gardens CB7 5EF 18 Oct 2024£237,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
49, West Drive Gardens CB7 5EF 29 Jul 2024£225,000 TerracedFreehold
58, West Drive Gardens CB7 5EX 29 Sep 2023£210,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
104, West Drive Gardens CB7 5EX 14 Sep 2023£180,000 TerracedFreehold
15, West Drive Gardens CB7 5EF 29 Jun 2023£3,000 OtherFreehold
108, West Drive Gardens CB7 5EX 3 Feb 2023£181,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
60, West Drive Gardens CB7 5EX 8 Jul 2022£142,500 FlatLeasehold
45, West Drive Gardens CB7 5EF 11 Nov 2021£197,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
62, West Drive Gardens CB7 5EX 30 Sep 2021£149,000 FlatLeasehold
12, West Drive Gardens CB7 5EF 19 May 2021£173,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
14, West Drive Gardens CB7 5EF 7 Feb 2020£235,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
22, West Drive Gardens CB7 5EF 20 Sep 2019£195,000 TerracedFreehold
25, West Drive Gardens CB7 5EF 17 Jun 2019£162,000 TerracedFreehold
58, West Drive Gardens CB7 5EX 5 Oct 2018£155,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
29, West Drive Gardens CB7 5EF 22 May 2018£175,000 TerracedFreehold
107, West Drive Gardens CB7 5EX 20 Apr 2018£160,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
62, West Drive Gardens CB7 5EX 28 Mar 2018£135,000 FlatLeasehold
28, West Drive Gardens CB7 5EF 9 Mar 2018£195,000 TerracedFreehold
108, West Drive Gardens CB7 5EX 6 Mar 2018£160,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
22, West Drive Gardens CB7 5EF 18 Aug 2017£200,000 TerracedFreehold
52, West Drive Gardens CB7 5EF 24 Jul 2017£194,000 TerracedFreehold
2, West Drive Gardens CB7 5EF 26 Jun 2017£182,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
49, West Drive Gardens CB7 5EF 27 Sep 2016£150,000 TerracedFreehold
25, West Drive Gardens CB7 5EF 16 Sep 2016£166,000 TerracedFreehold
107, West Drive Gardens CB7 5EX 15 Jan 2016£140,000 Semi-detachedFreehold

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
52, West Drive Gardens £194,000 (Jul 2017) → £225,000 (Jun 2026) +16%
over 9 yrs
14, West Drive Gardens £235,000 (Feb 2020) → £237,500 (Oct 2024) +1%
over 5 yrs
49, West Drive Gardens £150,000 (Sep 2016) → £225,000 (Jul 2024) +50%
over 8 yrs
58, West Drive Gardens £155,000 (Oct 2018) → £210,000 (Sep 2023) +35%
over 5 yrs
108, West Drive Gardens £160,000 (Mar 2018) → £181,000 (Feb 2023) +13%
over 5 yrs
62, West Drive Gardens £135,000 (Mar 2018) → £149,000 (Sep 2021) +10%
over 4 yrs
22, West Drive Gardens £200,000 (Aug 2017) → £195,000 (Sep 2019) -3%
over 2 yrs
25, West Drive Gardens £166,000 (Sep 2016) → £162,000 (Jun 2019) -2%
over 3 yrs
107, West Drive Gardens £140,000 (Jan 2016) → £160,000 (Apr 2018) +14%
over 2 yrs

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Schools near West Drive Gardens

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
The Weatheralls Primary School 342 pupils Primary 3–11 Requires improvement Report 0.2 mi
Soham Village College 1,436 pupils Secondary 11–16 Outstanding Report 0.7 mi
St Andrew's CofE Primary School 461 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Report 0.7 mi
The Shade Primary School 250 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.8 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 0.3 mi · 6 min walk
  • Ely station 4.6 mi · 1 hr 32 min walk

GP surgeries

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

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Soham · 0.4 mi
  • Asda Supermarket Asda Soham Supermarket · 0.5 mi
  • Marks and Spencer BP M&S Soham Connect BP · 0.9 mi
  • Budgens Budgens MRH Downfields · 1.8 mi

Pharmacies

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

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.4 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 5 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
Employment5 of 10
Education and skills4 of 10
Health and disability5 of 10
Crime3 of 10
Access to housing and services6 of 10
Living environment4 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned46.9%62.5%
Private rented34.0%20.3%
Social rented19.2%17.1%
Households892

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1518.5%17.4%
Aged 15–6462.6%64.1%
Aged 65+18.9%18.6%
Residents1,905

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)52%80%
Gigabit-capable11%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 West Drive Gardens

Ethnic group

HereEast Cambridgeshire
White94%94.4%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.4%2.2%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.8%1.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.9%0.8%
Other ethnic group0.8%0.7%

Religion

HereEast Cambridgeshire
Christian51.5%48.5%
No religion41.1%42.9%
Not answered5.5%6.3%
Hindu0.7%0.4%
Other religion0.5%0.6%
Buddhist0.4%0.4%
Muslim0.4%0.6%
Jewish0%0.1%

Country of birth

HereEast Cambridgeshire
Born in the UK78.1%88.2%
Born outside the UK21.9%11.8%

Highest qualification

HereEast Cambridgeshire
Level 4 qualifications and above27.6%35%
No qualifications25%16.6%
Level 3 qualifications15%16.4%
Level 2 qualifications12.2%13.5%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11%9.8%
Apprenticeship6.5%6.1%
Other qualifications2.7%2.6%

General health

HereEast Cambridgeshire
Very good health46.3%48.3%
Good health35%35.1%
Fair health13.9%12.4%
Bad health3.7%3.3%
Very bad health1%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereEast Cambridgeshire
1 car or van in household46.8%39.1%
2 cars or vans in household25.8%34.9%
No cars or vans in household19.6%12%
3 or more cars or vans in household7.8%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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