The Hives, Main Street, Welney, Wisbech, PE14 9RB
About The Hives
The Hives is a detached house in Welney, Wisbech, Wisbech (PE14 9RB). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (September 2017) shows an F (score 27), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg.
At 86 m² it sits well below the postcode median (147 m² across 21 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
The Hives has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
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Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The Hives has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£253,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in PE14 9RB: £385,000 (2023–2017).
Nearby sales in PE14 9RB
The Old Chapel, Main Street, Welney, Wisbech, PE14 9RB
Sold Mar 2023
£265,000Axholme, Main Street, Welney, Wisbech, PE14 9RB
Sold Sept 2021
£425,000Wren Cottage, Main Street, Welney, Wisbech, PE14 9RB
Sold Apr 2021
£460,0001 High Hill Farm, Main Street, Welney, Wisbech, PE14 9RB
Sold Nov 2017
£385,000School House, Main Street, Welney, Wisbech, PE14 9RB
Sold Mar 2017
£280,000
Everything we know about The Hives, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Main Street homes
On epc rating, The Hives runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
27 (F)
Street avg 55 (D)
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 165 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 7.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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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.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.8dB