Conservation areas in East Cambridgeshire
East Cambridgeshire District Council has 28 conservation areas in planning.data.gov.uk; 5,258 homes inside them have an energy certificate, and 38.2% of those are solid-wall homes without wall insulation. The largest by number of homes is Ely (2,066). 4 of the areas overlap an Article 4 direction that removes rights for windows, roofs, solar or heat pumps. The council publishes its Article 4 areas on planning.data.gov.uk. EPC register November 2026.
| Conservation area | Homes with EPC | Solid walls, no insulation | Gas boiler | Heat pumps | Listed buildings | Article 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashley | 72 | 51% | 0% | 12 | 12 | none published |
| Bottisham | 55 | 33% | 87% | 0 | 15 | none published |
| Brinkley | 39 | 33% | 0% | 0 | 13 | none published |
| Burrough Green | 58 | 9% | 0% | 13 | 14 | none published |
| Burwell - High Town | 79 | 44% | 86% | 3 | 24 | removes some rights |
| Burwell - North Street | 329 | 29% | 90% | 9 | 28 | removes some rights |
| Cheveley | 42 | 48% | 0% | 4 | 15 | none published |
| Chippenham | 74 | 50% | 0% | 4 | 22 | none published |
| Dullingham | 59 | 31% | 3% | 4 | 26 | none published |
| Ely | 2,066 | 38% | 78% | 46 | 191 | removes some rights |
| Fordham | 42 | 57% | 98% | 0 | 14 | none published |
| Haddenham | 209 | 29% | 1% | 18 | 10 | none published |
| Hill Row Haddenham | 24 | 83% | 0% | 2 | 4 | none published |
| Isleham | 178 | 29% | 91% | 2 | 28 | none published |
| Little Downham | 111 | 45% | 81% | 1 | 16 | none published |
| Littleport | 286 | 44% | 68% | 4 | 7 | none published |
| Lode | 62 | 44% | 90% | 1 | 14 | none published |
| Reach | 36 | 50% | 0% | 3 | 14 | none published |
| Snailwell | 49 | 43% | 6% | 2 | 10 | none published |
| Soham | 845 | 37% | 77% | 5 | 39 | removes some rights |
| Stretham | 142 | 39% | 1% | 3 | 16 | none published |
| Sutton | 93 | 42% | 76% | 1 | 12 | none published |
| Swaffham Bulbeck | 79 | 41% | 0% | 13 | 30 | none published |
| Swaffham Prior | 40 | 48% | 0% | 3 | 31 | none published |
| Upend | 9 | 22% | 0% | 1 | 13 | none published |
| Wicken | 64 | 42% | 0% | 11 | 17 | none published |
| Wilburton | 86 | 41% | 0% | 8 | 14 | none published |
| Witcham | 30 | 30% | 50% | 3 | 10 | none published |
Areas with at least 30 homes with an energy certificate have their own page. Areas drawn only as a point in planning.data.gov.uk have no boundary, so no homes are counted. England, all conservation areas: 48.7% solid walls without insulation, 66.4% gas boilers.
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