Townsend, Soham, Cambridgeshire, CB7
Key Features
- Plot with Full planning for two semi-detached houses
- Located on the northern outskirts of the town.
- Planning for two 2/3 bed homes with parking.
- Offers invited from developers or self builders.
- Each house is approximately 101 Sq m (1087 Sq ft)
- Estimated GDV as at August 2026 is £620,000
- Call for further details.
Description
Soham
Soham is the second largest town in East Cambridgeshire and is located between Ely (6 miles) and Newmarket (7 miles), both of which have a wide range of shopping and leisure facilities. The A142 has good connections with Cambridge via the A14/A11.
Soham has its own range of local shops including the Co-Op & Asda and small eateries, pubs, hairdressers, leisure centre and doctor's surgery. The town is a popular place to live for families due to the area’s proximity to Cambridge, Ely and Bury St Edmunds. There are three primary schools feeding into the highly-rated Soham Village College. Soham train station links to Ely and the mainline to Cambridge and London. London Stansted airport is a 40-minute drive via the A1.
Description - This development opportunity has full planning for 2 semi-detached houses of approximately 1087 sq ft (101 sq m) with parking and is located on the northern outskirts of the town. Estimated GDV is circa £620,000
CIL - The Community Infrastructure Levy for Residential Zone A for 204 sq m was set at £13,695.86 (July 2025).
Registered Title - The site is registered under title reference CB430479
Tenure & Possession - The site is for sale freehold, with vacant possession upon completion.
Planning - Planning has been approved by East Cambridgeshire District Council under reference 23/01370/FUL dated March 15th 2024 and subsequent variation, Ref 24/01084/VAR dated 9th December 2024, for the erection of 2 semi detached, two storey houses.
Method of Sale - The property is for sale by Private Treaty.
Offers - Offers are invited for the freehold purchase of the site. All offers will need to be confirmed in writing to the sellers sole agent and include the following:
1 - Any proposed conditions attached to the offer.
2 - Proof of funding.
3 - Timescales for expected approval of conditions as per planning permission, exchange and completion.
4 - Proof of ID for all buyers.
5 - Details of Solicitors to be instructed on the purchase
6 - Confirmation that a 10% deposit will be paid on exchange of contracts.
Services. - All prospective purchasers are to make their own enquiries as to the location/provision of services, although we believe these to be located adjacent the plot.
Restrictive Covenants, Wayleaves, Easements & Rights of Way - We are not aware of any restrictive covenants associated with the site but the land is to be sold subject to all existing rights of way, public or private, light support, drainage ,water and electricity supplies and allotted rights and obligations, easements, quasi easements and all wayleaves whether referred to or not in the sales particulars. - Purchasers will be deemed to have full knowledge and satisfied themselves as to the provisions of any such matters which may affect the property.
Value Added Tax - Should any sale of the land or any right attached to it become chargeable for VAT, then such tax will be the liability of the purchaser to settle in addition to the purchase price.
Local Authorities - East Cambridgeshire District Council -
Cambridgeshire County Council -
Viewings - Access to the site and viewings are strictly by appointment via Bovingdons Limited. When onsite, we would ask you to be a vigilant as possible for your own personal safety. - Call or .
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-08-04
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
- Electricity
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- Water
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- Heating
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- Broadband
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- Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions
- Public Rights of Way
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- Private Rights of Way
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- Listed Property
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- Restrictions
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.
Property Features
- Accessibility
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- Parking
- Parking Available
- Garden
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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.
Connectivity
Broadband
Fastest speed available at this postcode
1.8 Gbps
Gigabit full fibre
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
Mobile signal
Predicted 4G and 5G signal; indoor signal depends on building materials.
Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.
Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.
Nearest Schools
Primary
- The Shade Primary School739 metresOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 250
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- The Weatheralls Primary School0.7 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 342
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- St Andrew's CofE Primary School1.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 461
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- Isleham Church of England Primary School3.5 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 201
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Fordham CofE Primary School3.5 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 413
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Church of England
Secondary
- Soham Village College1.1 milesOfsted: Outstanding
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,436
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ely College5.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,635
- Type
- Academy converter
- Witchford Village College6 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 804
- Type
- Academy converter
- Newmarket Academy7.1 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 797
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Mildenhall College Academy8.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,317
- Type
- Academy converter
* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.
Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.
Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.
Amenities
Supermarket
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Hospital
Green space
Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.
The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.
Getting Around
Nearest station
Nearest bus stop
Typical drive times
Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.
Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.
Flood Risk
Environment Agency open data, checked around the advertised map pin for the listed acreage. Long-term risk counts flood defences; the planning map's flood zones do not. The map pin for this listing marks the postcode area rather than the exact location, so these readings describe the surrounding area. Provided by LandSale, not the listing agent, and not part of the agent's particulars. Risk varies across a holding, so verify before committing.
Rivers and the sea
Planning map: Flood Zone 1.
Surface water
Not at the pin: mapped about 20 metres away.
These bandings are the summary. Where this location sits on the flood maps, plus planning activity, heritage and ground risks, is in the full report.
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