Old Orchard, Thrapston Road, Ellington, Huntingdon, PE28 0AE
About Old Orchard
Old Orchard is a five-bedroom detached house in Ellington, Huntingdon, Huntingdon (PE28 0AE). It has a recorded floor area of 299 m² (around 3218 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1996-2002. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). Main heating runs on oil.
Held since June 2000 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 299 m² the property is well over the postcode median (221 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1998–2000, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £938,000 sits 229.1% above the 2000 sale of £285,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£89/sq ft) was about 50% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- GarageDouble
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Old Orchard's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Planning history at Old Orchard is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
2 applications on record at Old Orchard, Thrapston Road, Ellington, Huntingdon, PE28 0AE
1 live now- May 2012Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
Re: Tree Related Subsidence at Old Orchard House, Thrapston Road, Huntingdon, PE28 0AENotice under s.211 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 of intent to fell Hawthorn T3 and trees within Mixed Group G1 at Old Orchard House, Thrapston Road, Huntingdon, PE28 0AEWe are arboriculturists appointed on behalf of the building insurers of the above property.It is the view of chartered engineers that the property has suffered differential movement and subsequent damage consistent with clay shrinkage subsidence. We understand that the trees referenced in our plan as T3 and G1 are within a designated Conservation Area.The above tree removal works are proposed both as a remedy to the current subsidence at the above address and to ensure the long-term stability of the building.
- Reference
- 12/00678/TRCA
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksMar 2026Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Old Orchard's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£938,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.5% per year over 2 years.
£285,000
Growth on file: 9.5% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
29 June 2000Most recent
£285,000
+22.8%over 2 years27 March 1998
£232,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PE28 0AE: £605,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in PE28 0AE
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Sold Nov 2024
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Sold Jan 2024
£430,000Moat Cottage, Thrapston Road, Ellington, Huntingdon, PE28 0AE
Sold Dec 2023
£437,500The Chase, Thrapston Road, Ellington, Huntingdon, PE28 0AE
Sold Dec 2020
£605,000College Farm, Thrapston Road, Ellington, Huntingdon, PE28 0AE
Sold Sept 2020
£7,523,000
Versus other Thrapston Road homes
Old Orchard is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£953
Street avg £4,872
Floor Area
299 m²
Street avg 218 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 7.8 t/year
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