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245 Smeeth Road, Marshland St James, Wisbech, PE14 8ES

4 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
128 m²
1378 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 41
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 245 Smeeth Road

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

245 Smeeth Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Marshland St. James, Wisbech, Wisbech (PE14 8ES). It has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (around 1378 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2016) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 128 m² it's 24.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (103 m² median across 46 EPCs). Across 1999–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£209/sq ft) was about 68.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £287,500 in October 2024. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2010.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

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

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • Garagesingle
  • LandYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
Energy

Energy performance

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

245 Smeeth Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E41
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
8.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 245 Smeeth Road, Marshland St James, Wisbech, PE14 8ES, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. May 2010
    Change Of UseAmendment
    In report

    Change of use of agricultural land to rear of property to land for planting of orchard/garden use

    Documents
    8 docs on file
    Reference
    10/00493/CU
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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.

Price for 245 Smeeth Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1999 starting point.

Current estimate

£310,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 26 years.

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Last sold (2024)

£287,500

Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 26 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 31 October 2024Most recent

    £287,500

    +31.3%over 8 years

  2. 27 October 2016

    £219,000

    +21.7%over 12 years

  3. 16 September 2004

    £179,995

    +166.7%over 5 years

  4. 4 January 1999

    £67,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in PE14 8ES: £425,000 (2025–2024).

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On the street

Versus other Smeeth Road homes

Four headline reads against 40 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

245 Smeeth Road is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£2,246

Street avg £2,095

Above

Floor Area

128 m²

Street avg 126 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

8.2 t/year

Street avg 6.6 t/year

Strongly below
Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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£217k

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£200k

1 Canal Villas, Isle Road, Outwell

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£358k

1 Fendyke Road, Emneth

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£250k

1 Beaupre Avenue, Outwell

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£415k

1 Harpers Court, Emneth

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4 bed3 bath
£200k

1 Bridle Close, Outwell

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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 Wisbech district page.
Full Wisbech report

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

Crime

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Closest school

0.3 km

Marshland St James Primary and Nursery School. 1 school nearby.

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PE14 8ES from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for PE14 8ES

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for PE14 8ES

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.0dB

Low
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
Map

Everything within walking distance

Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 1 points of interest in total.
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