What kind of home is 16 Thornleigh Drive, PE2 7AJ?

16 Thornleigh Drive, PE2 7AJ is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What did 16 Thornleigh Drive, PE2 7AJ sell for?

16 Thornleigh Drive, PE2 7AJ last sold for £280,000 in March 2025, around 1 years ago. Before that, it sold for £75,000 in May 1999, so prices have been rising over 26 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 16 Thornleigh Drive, PE2 7AJ?

Across 2 sales between May 1999 and March 2025, 16 Thornleigh Drive, PE2 7AJ rose from £75,000 to £280,000, a change of £205,000. That works out to roughly +5.2% per year compounded over 26 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 16 Thornleigh Drive, PE2 7AJ?

The current EPC rating for 16 Thornleigh Drive, PE2 7AJ is D with a score of 68 out of 100, lodged in September 2024. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 16 Thornleigh Drive, PE2 7AJ?

16 Thornleigh Drive, PE2 7AJ has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (936 sq ft), around 29 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 10% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in PE2 7AJ. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 16 Thornleigh Drive, PE2 7AJ use?

The latest EPC at 16 Thornleigh Drive, PE2 7AJ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 16 Thornleigh Drive, PE2 7AJ?

16 Thornleigh Drive, PE2 7AJ is in council tax band C.

Which area is 16 Thornleigh Drive, PE2 7AJ in?

16 Thornleigh Drive, PE2 7AJ sits in Orton Longueville, Peterborough, Peterborough. It falls within the PE2 postcode district.

What is crime like near 16 Thornleigh Drive, PE2 7AJ?

Police records around 16 Thornleigh Drive, PE2 7AJ show an average of 9 reported crimes per month over the last 7 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 39% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 16 Thornleigh Drive, PE2 7AJ?

The closest primary school to 16 Thornleigh Drive, PE2 7AJ is St Botolph's Church of England Primary School (844m), one of 21 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Nene Park Academy (1.2km), with 5 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 16 Thornleigh Drive, PE2 7AJ?

The closest underground stop to 16 Thornleigh Drive, PE2 7AJ is Orton Mere (Nene Valley Railway), 834m away. The nearest rail option is Peterborough Rail Station, 2.4km away.

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16 Thornleigh Drive, Orton Longueville, Peterborough, PE2 7AJ

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

87 m²

936 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 68

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 16 Thornleigh Drive

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

16 Thornleigh Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Orton Longueville, Peterborough, Peterborough (PE2 7AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

It changed hands recently, sold March 2025 for £280,000. Across 1999–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£299/sq ft) was about 54.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
ConservatoryYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageSingle

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Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D68

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 16 Thornleigh Drive, Orton Longueville, Peterborough, PE2 7AJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

16 Thornleigh Drive has no planning applications on record.

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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.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1999.

Current estimate

£294,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 26 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£280,000

Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 26 years.

Sales timeline

14 March 2025Most recent
£280,000
+273.3%over 25 years
27 May 1999
£75,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PE2 7AJ: £260,000 (2024–2022).

Nearby sales in PE2 7AJ

On the street

Versus other Thornleigh Drive homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Years Held for 16 Thornleigh Drive lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,218

Street avg £2,439

Strongly above

Floor Area

87 m²

Street avg 83 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

3.4 t/year

Street avg 4.0 t/year

Above

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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

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1 Caryer Close, Orton Longueville

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1 Hillward Close, Orton Longueville

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1 Mary Armyne Road

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1 Dry Leys

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1 Gordon Way, Orton Longueville

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2 bed1 bath

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PE2 7AJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

57.0dB

Moderate

Night-time road noise heatmap for PE2 7AJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

48.4dB

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55 dB

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FAQ

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