The Haven, Hall Road, Outwell, Wisbech, PE14 8PE

The Haven is a detached house in Outwell, Wisbech, Wisbech (PE14 8PE). It has a recorded floor area of 214 m² (around 2303 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2015) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2015 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 93), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from November 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since April 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 214 m² the property is well over the postcode median (153 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £499,000 sits 103.7% above the 2007 sale of £245,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£106/sq ft) was about 27.2% below the postcode norm.