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Chapel Close, Little Thetford, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB6

East of England

£450,000

Listed on 26/08/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
N/A
Type
Detached
Area
1300 sqft

Features

  • Garden
  • Parking

Description

A detached four-bedroom cottage on a substantial village plot, with full planning permission for partial demolition and a two-storey extension. The approved scheme would create a home of approximately 2,500 sq ft, with four bedrooms, several bathrooms and open-plan family space. The existing property requires complete renovation, so purchasers should assess the condition and scope of work before proceeding. The grounds are described as approximately 0.75 acres, with mature trees, lawns, established boundaries, a gravel drive and outbuildings. The property backs onto open countryside. Little Thetford is a short distance from Ely, whose amenities and mainline station provide connections towards Cambridge and London. Cambridge is around 18 miles away. The property is freehold, has mains water and electricity, and uses a septic tank for drainage. The agent advises that it may not be suitable for mortgage lending in its current condition, and notes a public footpath around one edge of the plot. Planning details and the route of the footpath should be checked independently.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.

33out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity

Confidence: MEDIUM

The standout is the setting: a substantial, mature garden with established trees, privacy, open countryside beyond, gravel parking and outbuildings. The detached cottage is a genuine heavy project, with damaged floors, walls and ceilings across several rooms and weathered roof coverings. Full planning permission is stated for partial demolition and a two-storey extension, with a proposed home of about 2,500 sq ft; verify the permission and approved scheme before relying on them.

At £450,000, the asking price is already above the local £/sq ft benchmark, so price is not a value advantage here. With a mid-to-substantial works programme, the purchase price plus the work leaves the all-in cost stretched against local benchmarks for this floor area; that comparison is not a forecast of the value after renovation.

Key opportunities

  • Use the large, established garden, mature trees and privacy to create a distinctive countryside home, with open fields beyond the plot.
  • The stated permission for partial demolition and a two-storey extension offers scope to reshape the cottage into the proposed larger family home; verify the approved scheme and its details.
  • The visible outbuildings and gravel parking add useful features to work into the wider property plan.

Key risks

  • The asking price is already above the local £/sq ft benchmark, and adding a heavy works programme leaves the overall cost stretched against local benchmarks for the existing floor area.
  • Damaged finishes and bare, worn floors across several rooms, together with deteriorated ceilings, point to a substantial interior rebuild and a longer, more involved programme than a cosmetic refresh.
  • Roof coverings appear weathered, though the photographs do not establish that replacement is required.
  • All-in costs look stretched when the asking price sits alongside the indicated works scale — around 30% above what similar-sized stock commands locally today; post-works value sits outside our data.

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Location

Chapel Close, Little Thetford, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB6
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Transport

Nearest stations

  • Ely Rail Station

    2.1 miles

    Train · Ely

  • Soham

    3.8 miles

    Train · Soham

  • Waterbeach Rail Station

    7.3 miles

    Train · Waterbeach

  • Littleport Rail Station

    7.4 miles

    Train · Littleport

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Current average 2-year fixed rate is 5.13%

Current average variable rate is 6.58%

Monthly Repayments
£1,839
Based on a loan of £337,500 over 30 years at 5.13% interest

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