Robins Close Ely, East Cambridgeshire
13 addresses across 2 postcodes (CB6), about 50 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 12000562.
12 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £351,250 across 2 sales. 8 homes have an energy certificate (C: 3, D: 4, E: 1). No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in East Cambridgeshire costs £2,485 a year in 2026-27. Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises. 53 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | £351,250 | £340,000 | £362,500 |
| 2024 | 1 | £360,000 | £360,000 | £360,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £410,250 | £410,250 | £410,250 |
| 2020 | 2 | £322,500 | £296,000 | £349,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £325,000 | £325,000 | £325,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £155,000 | £155,000 | £155,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £180,000 | £180,000 | £180,000 |
| 1996 | 1 | £69,000 | £69,000 | £69,000 |
| 1995 | 1 | £55,500 | £55,500 | £55,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Apr 2025 | 10 CB6 3EG | Semi-detached | £362,500 | |
| 25 Mar 2025 | 9 CB6 3EG | Semi-detached | £340,000 | |
| 26 Feb 2024 | 2 CB6 3EG | Semi-detached | £360,000 | |
| 22 Jun 2023 | 3 CB6 3EG | Semi-detached | £410,250 | |
| 25 Sep 2020 | 9 CB6 3EG | Semi-detached | £296,000 | |
| 25 Feb 2020 | 1 CB6 3EG | Detached | £349,000 | |
| 25 Feb 2020 | 1 CB6 3EG | Other | £349,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 6 Jun 2017 | 11 CB6 3EG | Semi-detached | £325,000 | |
| 20 Jan 2012 | 5 CB6 3EG | Semi-detached | £155,000 | |
| 17 Oct 2006 | 10 CB6 3EG | Semi-detached | £180,000 | |
| 8 May 1996 | 8 CB6 3EG | Detached | £69,000 | |
| 19 Dec 1995 | 6 CB6 3EG | Semi-detached | £55,500 |
Energy performance certificates
8 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 91 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (5); House, detached (3). Built: 1967-1975 (7); 1976-1982 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (7).
Council tax
What each band costs in East Cambridgeshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,485 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,657 | £1,933 | £2,209 | £2,485 | £3,037 | £3,590 | £4,142 | £4,970 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band B (40% of about 1,020 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Balagowan 34 Downham Road Ely Cambridgeshire CB6 1BL: up to 1 home, pending decision (370 m)
- Police/ Abulance Station, Nutholt Lane, Ely, CB7 4PL: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (710 m)
- The Grange, Nutholt Lane, Ely CB7 4EE: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (720 m)
- The Grange, Nutholt Lane, Ely CB7 4EE, not permissioned (720 m)
- Swimming Pool Newnham Street Ely Cambridgeshire CB7 4PQ: up to 13 homes, permissioned (850 m)
- Land At Barton Road Car Park Barton Road Ely Cambridgeshire, permissioned (870 m)
- Paradise Leisure Centre, Newnham St, Ely CB7 4PQ: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (870 m)
- Paradise Leisure Centre, Newnham St, Ely CB7 4PQ, not permissioned (870 m)
Roadworks
Planned, as of 30 September 2026
- 26 October 2026 to 30 October 2026: CAMBRIDGESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the footway (major (paa) works)
- 26 October 2026 to 30 October 2026: CAMBRIDGESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the footway (major works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 11 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| CB6 3EG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 6 | unlikely |
| CB6 3AU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 5 | unlikely |
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB6 3AU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CB6 3EG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ely College | Secondary | 11–18 | 370 m | No published inspection |
| Lantern Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 540 m | No published inspection |
| Ely St John's Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km | No overall grade (Nov 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Isle of Ely Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km | No published inspection |
| Spring Meadow Infant School | Primary | 4–7 | 1.6 km | Good (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Ely St Mary's CofE Junior School Church of England | Primary | 7–11 | 1.6 km | Good (Apr 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harlequin By Busy Bees At Ely CB6 1BL | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 260 m | 5 Very good | 10 Nov 2025 |
| Out Of School Club CB6 1BD | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 360 m | 5 Very good | 16 Nov 2021 |
| Lavender House Community Hub CB6 1AL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 440 m | 4 Good | 23 Feb 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 19 |
| Vehicle crime | 7 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 7 |
| Other crime | 7 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6 |
| Public order | 5 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Christopher Tye Close (12); On or near West Fen Road (11); On or near Benedict Street (8); On or near Saxon Close (7); On or near Dunstan Street (6).
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Herons Close · Christopher Tye Close · Ravens Court · Wrens Close · Upherds Lane · Merlin Drive · Priors Court · Falcon Mews · Kent Close · Abbots Way · Saxon Close · Benedict Street
All the streets in CB6 and across East Cambridgeshire.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Anything about planning applications, noise or air quality yet.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.