What type of property is 20 Barkston Drive, PE1 4LA?

20 Barkston Drive, PE1 4LA is a 6-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 20 Barkston Drive, PE1 4LA?

20 Barkston Drive, PE1 4LA last sold for £375,000 in July 2018, around 8 years ago. Before that, it sold for £115,500 in December 1998, so prices have been rising over 20 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 20 Barkston Drive, PE1 4LA?

Across 2 sales between December 1998 and July 2018, 20 Barkston Drive, PE1 4LA rose from £115,500 to £375,000, a change of £259,500. That works out to roughly +6.2% per year compounded over 20 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 20 Barkston Drive, PE1 4LA?

The current EPC rating for 20 Barkston Drive, PE1 4LA is D with a score of 62 out of 100, lodged in October 2016. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 20 Barkston Drive, PE1 4LA?

20 Barkston Drive, PE1 4LA has a recorded floor area of 207 m² (2,228 sq ft), around 35 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 52% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in PE1 4LA. Source: EPC Register.

How is 20 Barkston Drive, PE1 4LA heated?

The latest EPC at 20 Barkston Drive, PE1 4LA records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 20 Barkston Drive, PE1 4LA have?

20 Barkston Drive, PE1 4LA has council approval for single-storey extension granted in January 2013 under ref. 12/01799/HHFUL. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 20 Barkston Drive, PE1 4LA?

20 Barkston Drive, PE1 4LA is in council tax band E.

Where is 20 Barkston Drive, PE1 4LA located?

20 Barkston Drive, PE1 4LA sits in Peterborough. It falls within the PE1 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 20 Barkston Drive, PE1 4LA?

Police records around 20 Barkston Drive, PE1 4LA show an average of 25 reported crimes per month over the last 9 months. Drugs makes up roughly 32% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 20 Barkston Drive, PE1 4LA?

The closest primary school to 20 Barkston Drive, PE1 4LA is Dogsthorpe Infant School (444m), one of 23 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Greater Peterborough UTC (468m), with 7 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 20 Barkston Drive, PE1 4LA?

The closest rail stop to 20 Barkston Drive, PE1 4LA is Peterborough Rail Station, 2.1km away. The nearest underground option is Peterborough (Nene Valley Railway), 2.8km away.

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20 Barkston Drive, Peterborough, PE1 4LA

1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

207 m²

2228 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 62

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 20 Barkston Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

20 Barkston Drive is a six-bedroom detached house in Peterborough (PE1 4LA). It has a recorded floor area of 207 m² (around 2228 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2010. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).

At 207 m² the property is well over the postcode median (134 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 2 is the typical count. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2013. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £485,000 is 29.3% above the 2018 sale price. Last sale on file: £375,000 in July 2018.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms6
Bathrooms2

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

20 Barkston Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Oct 2016

EPC Rating

D62

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

8.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 20 Barkston Drive, Peterborough, PE1 4LA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

20 Barkston Drive has an approved single-storey extension on the planning record.

1 application on record at 20 Barkston Drive, Peterborough, PE1 4LA

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Jan 2013
ExtensionFull
Outcome in report
Extension: Single storey
Construction of extension to first floor above existing garage
Documents
7 docs on file
Reference
12/01799/HHFUL
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

20 Barkston Drive has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.

Current estimate

£485,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 20 years.

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Last sold (2018)

£375,000

Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 20 years.

Sales timeline

31 July 2018Most recent
£375,000
+224.7%over 19 years
11 December 1998
£115,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in PE1 4LA: £352,250 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in PE1 4LA

On the street

Versus other Barkston Drive homes

Four headline reads against 26 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On habitable rooms, 20 Barkston Drive stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£1,812

Street avg £2,267

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Floor Area

207 m²

Street avg 129 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

10 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

8.5 t/year

Street avg 4.9 t/year

Strongly below

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Peterborough report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

25/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

2.1 km

Peterborough Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

0.4 km

Dogsthorpe Infant School. 30 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PE1 4LA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for PE1 4LA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.4dB

Low

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