What kind of home is The Cottage, Chapel Lane, PE28 2AY?

The Cottage, Chapel Lane, PE28 2AY is a detached house.

What was the last sold price for The Cottage, Chapel Lane, PE28 2AY?

The Cottage, Chapel Lane, PE28 2AY last sold for £490,000 in January 2021, around 5 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for The Cottage, Chapel Lane, PE28 2AY?

The current EPC rating for The Cottage, Chapel Lane, PE28 2AY is D with a score of 56 out of 100, lodged in October 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is The Cottage, Chapel Lane, PE28 2AY?

The Cottage, Chapel Lane, PE28 2AY has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (1,389 sq ft). That makes it about 31% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in PE28 2AY. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does The Cottage, Chapel Lane, PE28 2AY use?

The latest EPC at The Cottage, Chapel Lane, PE28 2AY records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has The Cottage, Chapel Lane, PE28 2AY had any planning applications?

The only planning records linked to The Cottage, Chapel Lane, PE28 2AY are routine tree-works filings, not building works. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for The Cottage, Chapel Lane, PE28 2AY?

The Cottage, Chapel Lane, PE28 2AY is in council tax band E.

Which area is The Cottage, Chapel Lane, PE28 2AY in?

The Cottage, Chapel Lane, PE28 2AY sits in Houghton, Huntingdon, Huntingdon. It falls within the PE28 postcode district in Cambridgeshire.

What is crime like near The Cottage, Chapel Lane, PE28 2AY?

Police records around The Cottage, Chapel Lane, PE28 2AY show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 7 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 45% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near The Cottage, Chapel Lane, PE28 2AY?

The closest primary school to The Cottage, Chapel Lane, PE28 2AY is Houghton Primary School (52m), one of 4 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is St Ivo Academy (2.5km).

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The Cottage, Chapel Lane, Houghton, Huntingdon, PE28 2AY

1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

129 m²

1389 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 56

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About The Cottage

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

The Cottage is a detached house in Houghton, Huntingdon, Huntingdon (PE28 2AY). It has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (around 1389 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).

Today's modelled estimate of £589,000 is 20.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£353/sq ft) was about 24.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 129 m² it's 19.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (160 m² median across 6 EPCs). Most recent transfer: January 2021 at £490,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2025.

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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.

The Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

D56

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

6.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against The Cottage, Chapel Lane, Houghton, Huntingdon, PE28 2AY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at The Cottage, Chapel Lane, Houghton, Huntingdon, PE28 2AY

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Oct 2025
Tree WorksTrees
Outcome in report
Walnut - removal
Documents
4 docs on file
Reference
25/01807/TRCA
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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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£589,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2021)

£490,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

21 January 2021Most recent
£490,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PE28 2AY: £630,000 (2024–2018).

Nearby sales in PE28 2AY

On the street

Versus other Chapel Lane homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for The Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,798

Street avg £3,532

Above

Floor Area

129 m²

Street avg 179 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 8 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

6.8 t/year

Street avg 7.8 t/year

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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 Chapel Lane, Houghton

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1 Bells Villas, Mill Street, Houghton

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Huntingdon district page.

Full Huntingdon report

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.

Closest school

0.1 km

Houghton Primary School. 5 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PE28 2AY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for PE28 2AY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.7dB

Low

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