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5 THE BIRCHES is a very large extended detached house of 293m², built sometime between 1983 and 1990, which could now be worth an estimated £759,438. It was last sold for £650,000 in September 2020, which was around 57% above the average September 2020 detached price in the East Cambridgeshire local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was July 2020, where the current energy rating was D, and the potential energy rating was C.
Land registry data shows one sale for 5 THE BIRCHES since 1st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the one sale, along with the average detached price in the East Cambridgeshire local authority area for the corresponding sale date. The average price is sourced from the Office for National Statistics' House Price Index (HPI).
| Date | Price | HPI Price | Variation from HPI |
|---|---|---|---|
2020 4 SEP | £650,000 | £414,868 | 57% above HPI |
5 THE BIRCHES might now be worth an estimated £759,438.
This is based on house price inflation of 16.8%, between September 2020 and March 2026, for detached houses, in the East Cambridgeshire local authority area, as calculated by the Office for National Statistics and published in their UK House Price Index (HPI).
The 16.8% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for 5 THE BIRCHES of £650,000 on 4th September 2020. For the value to have increased from £650,000 to £759,438 over the six years and six months to March 2026, the following assumptions must hold true:
5 THE BIRCHES is 293m², which includes two extensions, according to the EPC inspection conducted in July 2020. This puts it in the largest 10% of detached houses in Soham, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses by size in Soham, and where 5 THE BIRCHES lies on this distribution: 98% of detached houses are smaller than 5 THE BIRCHES, and 2% of detached houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Soham.

5 THE BIRCHES sits on a plot of roughly 0.322 of an acre, or 1,304m².
5 THE BIRCHES is located in SOHAM, in the CB7 postcode district.
Most recent sales first: