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Guide Price£125,000

Red Lion Square, Soham

Key Features

  • Land with Planning Permission
  • Two Storey House
  • Two Bedrooms
  • One Bedroom House
  • Located Within the Village Centre
  • Viewing Highly Recommended

Description

A building plot located in the centre of the popular village of Soham for two properties. The first is for a two storey, two bedroom house and the second attached property is a one bedroom house. The footings were put in early 2015. The planning reference is 13/00060/FUL.

Agents Notes - Planning ref 13/00060/FUL
Footings are in and have been signed off – Work began in 2015.

Location - Soham is a small town located in Cambridgeshire, England, known for its community atmosphere and historical sites. It features various shops, including local bakeries, convenience stores, and independent retailers, alongside amenities like schools, parks, and healthcare facilities. Key distances include approximately 6 miles to Ely City centre, 8 miles to Newmarket town centre, 15 miles to Cambridge city centre and about 25 miles to Bury St Edmunds, making it well-positioned for access to urban conveniences while retaining its rural charm. The town is also well served by public transport, contributing to its connectivity with nearby areas.

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-04-10

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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Heating
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Broadband
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Sewerage
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Rights & 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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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

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

Outdoor predictions; 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

  • St Andrew's CofE Primary School404 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    461
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • The Weatheralls Primary School509 metresOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    342
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • The Shade Primary School1.4 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    250
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Fordham CofE Primary School2.8 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    413
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Isleham Church of England Primary School3.2 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    201
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • Soham Village College227 metresOfsted: Outstanding
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,436
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Newmarket Academy6.1 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    797
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Ely College6.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,635
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Witchford Village College6.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    804
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Mildenhall College Academy8 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

Asda Soham Supermarket, Soham107 metres
Co-op Soham, Soham169 metres
Budgens MRH Downfields, Down Field1.3 miles

GP surgery

Staploe Medical Centre470 metres

Pharmacy

Wellbeing Pharmacy86 metres

Hospital

Newmarket Community Hospital6.2 miles

Green space

Playing Field175 metres

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

Soham769 metres

Nearest bus stop

Brook Dam Lane30 metres

Typical drive times

Soham1 min · 0 miles
Newmarket15 min · 7.8 miles
Ely (city)13 min · 6.3 miles
Mildenhall17 min · 8.9 miles

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

From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Flood Zone 1Lower risk

Surface water

Outside the mapped risk bandsVery low risk

The detail behind these bandings

The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.

  • Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
  • Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
  • Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
  • Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
  • Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
  • Ground risks (included in the full report)
  • Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)

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