# 40 LONGCHAMP DRIVE, ELY, EAST CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB7 4QS

## Property details

- Slug: `15d9867` (address key hash: `15d9867956af03c08052c1f5283a96130ad0aac6`)
- Postcode: CB7 4QS
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Leasehold
- Property type: Flat
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 51 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: 2003-2006
- Last sold: £155,000 Feb 2026
- Price per m²: £3,039/m²
- Local average: £238,357 (7 sales)
- Street crime: 73 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £155,000
- Date: 2026-02-18
- Type: F
- Tenure: L

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 03/03/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £465/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £1,500

### Recommendations
- L2 (£1,200 - £1,800)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0340-2364-0470-2405-6771)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-02-18 | £155,000 | Flat | — | £155,000 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4e75c29c-e17f-8922-e063-4804a8c094d0) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 40 LONGCHAMP DRIVE, ELY, EAST CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB7 4QS | £155,000 | 18/02/2026 | Flat |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [158588132](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/48d54c1)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £155,000 |
| listed | 2025-02-22 | £170,000 |
| sold | 2005-01-01 | £126,750 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 11 ORFORD CLOSE, ELY, EAST CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB7 4LX | £215,000 | 01/12/2025 | Flat |
| 11 MERIVALE WAY, ELY, EAST CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB7 4GQ | £235,000 | 07/02/2025 | Flat |
| 174 KINGS AVENUE, ELY, EAST CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB7 4PJ | £155,000 | 06/04/2023 | Flat |
| 142 KINGS AVENUE, ELY, EAST CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB7 4QW | £167,000 | 09/12/2022 | Flat |
| 20 LONGCHAMP DRIVE, ELY, EAST CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB7 4QS | £215,000 | 05/12/2022 | Flat |
| 176 KINGS AVENUE, ELY, EAST CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB7 4PJ | £169,000 | 27/09/2022 | Flat |
| 178 KINGS AVENUE, ELY, EAST CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB7 4PJ | £147,000 | 26/08/2022 | Flat |
| 145 KINGS AVENUE, ELY, EAST CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB7 4QW | £170,000 | 05/08/2022 | Flat |
| 7 CAREY CLOSE, ELY, EAST CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB7 4QX | £234,000 | 08/06/2022 | Flat |
| 183 KINGS AVENUE, ELY, EAST CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB7 4QW | £158,000 | 27/05/2022 | Flat |
| 30 LONGCHAMP DRIVE, ELY, EAST CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB7 4QS | £200,000 | 03/05/2022 | Flat |
| 177 KINGS AVENUE, ELY, EAST CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB7 4QW | £155,000 | 06/04/2022 | Flat |
| 46 LONGCHAMP DRIVE, ELY, EAST CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB7 4QS | £157,000 | 18/03/2022 | Flat |
| 146 KINGS AVENUE, ELY, EAST CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB7 4QW | £162,500 | 21/01/2022 | Flat |

**Area average:** £181,393 (14 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** -31.7%
- **10y growth:** 47.8%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for East Cambridgeshire; Flats and maisonettes series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** -3.7%
- **5y growth (index):** 4.9%
- **10y growth (index):** 13.5%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (East Cambridgeshire). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £922/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,024/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,126/mo

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 2 Bed Semi-Detached House, Longchamp Drive, CB7 | £1,195/mo | 2 | 0 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Longchamp Drive, CB7 | £1,300/mo | 2 | 0.03 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Longchamp Drive, CB7 | £1,950/mo | 2 | 0.03 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Longchamp Drive, CB7 | £1,150/mo | 2 | 0.07 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Kings Avenue, CB7 | £1,150/mo | 2 | 0.07 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Maisonette, Orford Close, CB7 | £1,100/mo | 2 | 0.11 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Detached House, Kings Avenue, CB7 | £1,050/mo | 2 | 0.11 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Turner Drive, CB7 | £1,100/mo | 2 | 0.14 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Terraced House, Morton Close, CB7 | £1,050/mo | 2 | 0.45 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Terraced House, Morton Close, CB7 | £1,195/mo | 2 | 0.48 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,224/mo (10 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.74% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £143,750
- **Target investor price (1%):** £115,000

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

- **This street:** 5.5% gross yield (avg £303,375 sale, £1,398/mo rent)
*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £1,150/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 8.9%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 11.2×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £400/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 10.7%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Job (default Low)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Shoplifting | 25 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 18 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 14 |
| Other theft | 4 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 3 |
| Public order | 3 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **73** |

*Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Ely St Mary's CofE Junior School | Primary | 0.2 miles | Good — 21 Jun 2023 |
| Spring Meadow Infant School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 1 May 2024 |
| Isle of Ely Primary School | Primary | 0.8 miles | Good — 1 Sep 2017 |
| Lantern Community Primary School | Primary | 1.0 miles | Good — 23 Jul 2014 |
| Highfield Ely Academy | Other | 1.0 miles | Good — 7 Nov 2014 |