What kind of home is 38 Barkston Drive, PE1 4LA?

38 Barkston Drive, PE1 4LA is a 4-bedroom detached house, which has been extended.

What was the last sold price for 38 Barkston Drive, PE1 4LA?

38 Barkston Drive, PE1 4LA last sold for £380,000 in March 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £119,995 in April 1999, so prices have been rising over 23 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 38 Barkston Drive, PE1 4LA changed over time?

Across 2 sales between April 1999 and March 2022, 38 Barkston Drive, PE1 4LA rose from £119,995 to £380,000, a change of £260,005. That works out to roughly +5.2% per year compounded over 23 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 38 Barkston Drive, PE1 4LA have?

The current EPC rating for 38 Barkston Drive, PE1 4LA is C with a score of 73 out of 100, lodged in December 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 38 Barkston Drive, PE1 4LA?

38 Barkston Drive, PE1 4LA has a recorded floor area of 133 m² (1,432 sq ft), around 33 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 38 Barkston Drive, PE1 4LA use?

The latest EPC at 38 Barkston Drive, PE1 4LA records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 38 Barkston Drive, PE1 4LA?

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

Which area is 38 Barkston Drive, PE1 4LA in?

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

Is 38 Barkston Drive, PE1 4LA in a safe area?

Police records around 38 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.

What schools are near 38 Barkston Drive, PE1 4LA?

The closest primary school to 38 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 38 Barkston Drive, PE1 4LA?

The closest rail stop to 38 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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38 Barkston Drive, Peterborough, PE1 4LA

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

133 m²

1432 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 73

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 38 Barkston Drive

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

38 Barkston Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Peterborough (PE1 4LA). It has a recorded floor area of 133 m² (around 1432 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows a C (score 73). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 81% of similar EPCs). 4 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 2 is the typical count. Across 1999–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £425,000 is 11.8% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£265/sq ft) was about 69.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2022 for £380,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageDouble

Building

Previously extendedYes

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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.

EPC Rating

C73

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 38 Barkston Drive, Peterborough, PE1 4LA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

38 Barkston Drive has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

9 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1999.

Current estimate

£425,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 23 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£380,000

Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 23 years.

Sales timeline

11 March 2022Most recent
£380,000
+216.7%over 22 years
29 April 1999
£119,995

Median price across the last 5 sales in PE1 4LA: £351,000 (2025–2019).

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 epc rating, 38 Barkston Drive stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£2,857

Street avg £2,223

Strongly above

Floor Area

133 m²

Street avg 131 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

3.9 t/year

Street avg 5.0 t/year

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Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Peterborough district page.

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

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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