1 Thornleigh Drive, Orton Longueville, Peterborough, PE2 7AJ
About 1 Thornleigh Drive
1 Thornleigh Drive is a two-bedroom detached house in Orton Longueville, Peterborough, Peterborough (PE2 7AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in March 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal.
At 60 m² it's 26.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (82 m² median across 15 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £228,000 sits 84.6% above the 2011 sale of £123,500. 15 years since the last transfer (November 2011).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Solar panelsYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
1 Thornleigh Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Cavity wall insulation installed
Solar PV panels (43 kWp) installed
Get a survey for this property
Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
1 Thornleigh Drive has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
1 Thornleigh Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£228,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£123,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
11 November 2011Most recent
£123,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in PE2 7AJ: £280,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in PE2 7AJ
16 Thornleigh Drive, Orton Longueville, Peterborough, PE2 7AJ
Sold Mar 2025
£280,00014 Thornleigh Drive, Orton Longueville, Peterborough, PE2 7AJ
Sold Oct 2024
£260,00024 Thornleigh Drive, Orton Longueville, Peterborough, PE2 7AJ
Sold Jul 2024
£290,0009 Thornleigh Drive, Orton Longueville, Peterborough, PE2 7AJ
Sold Dec 2023
£295,00011 Thornleigh Drive, Orton Longueville, Peterborough, PE2 7AJ
Sold Feb 2023
£212,500
Versus other Thornleigh Drive homes
1 Thornleigh Drive is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
Price per m²
£2,058
Street avg £2,528
Floor Area
60 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
9/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.8 km
Orton Mere (Nene Valley Railway) — subway entrance.
Closest school
0.8 km
St Botolph's Church of England Primary School. 26 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
57.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
48.4dB







