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

1 planning record

Estimated value

£590,000

  • Since the 2021 sale (£490,000)+20%
  • Against PE28 2AY's recent median (£695,000)-15%

Newest record on this page: December 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
129 m²
1389 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 56
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£590,000

  • Against its 2021 sale (£490,000)+20%
  • Against PE28 2AY's recent median (£695,000)-15%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for The Cottage is modelled from its 129 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in PE28 2AY. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    129 m² from the EPC lodged in October 2020

  • Sales of this home

    1 sale recorded, the latest in 2021

  • Recent sales in PE28 2AY

    5 sales, median £695,000 (2025–2020)

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SalesLatest sale shown: December 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 applicationFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

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

Sales timeline

  1. 21 January 2021Most recent

    £490,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PE28 2AY: £695,000 (2025–2020).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for The Cottage, Chapel Lane, Houghton, Huntingdon, PE28 2AY. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
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  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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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).

At 129 m² it's 19.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (160 m² median across 6 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £590,000 is 20.4% above the 2021 sale price. 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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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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.

Current Certificate
Oct 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D56
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 8 October 2030

3 years remaining
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

1decisions4documents1nearby
  1. Oct 2025
    Tree WorksTrees
    Outcome in report

    Walnut - removal

    Documents
    4 docs on file
    Reference
    25/01807/TRCA
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  • The 4 documents, officer reports & conditions
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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 £4,330

Below

Floor Area

129 m²

Street avg 170 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

6.8 t/year

Street avg 7.7 t/year

On par
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

231/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Closest school

0.1 km

Houghton Primary School. 5 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Houghton Primary SchoolPrimary52m
  • Wyton on the Hill Community Primary SchoolPrimary1.5km
  • Thorndown Primary SchoolPrimary2.3km
  • Hemingford Grey Primary SchoolPrimary2.3km

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences1,113 reports37%
  • Anti-social Behaviour557 reports19%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson233 reports8%
  • Other Theft199 reports7%

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

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 road noise heatmap for PE28 2AY

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
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Comparables

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How to read this page

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for The Cottage is modelled from its 129 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in PE28 2AY. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for The Cottage. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for The Cottage was lodged in October 2020 at band D and is valid until October 2030. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to The Cottage. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 13 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 5 schools and 0 stops listed are measured in a straight line from PE28 2AY, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
The Cottage is in council tax band E. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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