1 Pretoria Cottages, Hall Road, Outwell, Wisbech, PE14 8PE
About 1 Pretoria Cottages
1 Pretoria Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Outwell, Wisbech, Wisbech (PE14 8PE). It has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (around 1216 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (March 2018) shows a G (score 20), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it F (June 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to E (score 54), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. Other recorded features include outbuildings.
At 113 m² it sits well below the postcode median (164 m² across 23 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: a loft conversion approved in 2021. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in May 2018, so it's been off the market for around 8 years. Across 1997–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £258,000 is 32.3% above the 2018 sale price.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- OutbuildingsYes
Energy performance
1 Pretoria Cottages sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls changed
Hot water efficiency decreased
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
- Jan 2021Loft ConversionFullIn report
Conversion of loft space to form habitable accommodation, including the construction of dormer extensions
- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/01802/F
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Sales history & valuation
1 Pretoria Cottages has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£258,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.2% per year over 21 years.
£195,000
Growth on file: 8.2% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
24 May 2018Most recent
£195,000
+30.0%over 11 years25 April 2007
£150,000
+294.7%over 9 years2 September 1997
£38,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PE14 8PE: £390,000 (2025–2023).
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£390,000
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Hall Road homes
EPC Rating for 1 Pretoria Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,726
Street avg £1,787
Floor Area
113 m²
Street avg 182 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.1 t/year
Street avg 5.9 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
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
1.4 km
Beaupre Community Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.6dB