23 Barkston Drive, Peterborough, PE1 4LA
About 23 Barkston Drive
23 Barkston Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Peterborough (PE1 4LA). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2015) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since November 2009. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good, lighting went from Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sold October 2021 for £350,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £387,000 is 10.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£296/sq ft) was about 94.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 110 m² it's 18.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (135 m² median across 26 EPCs). 4 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 2 is the typical count.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Oct 2025
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
23 Barkston Drive has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 23 Barkston Drive, Peterborough, PE1 4LA
- Oct 2005ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 05/01294/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2002.
£387,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.0% per year over 19 years.
£350,000
Growth on file: 4.0% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
7 October 2021Most recent
£350,000
+59.1%over 8 years11 September 2013
£220,000
-7.2%over 5 years15 February 2008
£237,000
+12.9%over 1 year5 June 2006
£210,000
+27.3%over 3 years28 October 2002
£165,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PE1 4LA: £352,250 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in PE1 4LA
2 Barkston Drive, Peterborough, PE1 4LA
Sold Jun 2025
£335,00016 Barkston Drive, Peterborough, PE1 4LA
Sold Dec 2022
£352,25038 Barkston Drive, Peterborough, PE1 4LA
Sold Mar 2022
£380,00040 Barkston Drive, Peterborough, PE1 4LA
Sold Jun 2021
£400,00032 Barkston Drive, Peterborough, PE1 4LA
Sold Sept 2019
£351,000
Versus other Barkston Drive homes
EPC Rating for 23 Barkston Drive lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,182
Street avg £2,210
Floor Area
110 m²
Street avg 132 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 5.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.4dB







