81a, High Street, Somersham, Huntingdon, PE28 3JB
About 81a
81a is an end-of-terrace house in Somersham, Huntingdon, Huntingdon (PE28 3JB). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
Today's modelled estimate of £122,000 is 44.5% below the 2022 sale of £220,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£246/sq ft) was about 70.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 83 m² the property is well over the postcode median (58 m² across 43 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Sold April 2022 for £220,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Hot water system changed
More low energy lighting installed
Upgraded to gas central heating
Connected to mains gas supply
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
81a 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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£122,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£220,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
25 April 2022Most recent
£220,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PE28 3JB: £120,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in PE28 3JB
51 High Street, Somersham, Huntingdon, PE28 3JB
Sold Jan 2025
£187,500The Grange, Flat 4, 65 High Street, Somersham, Huntingdon, PE28 3JB
Sold May 2023
£105,00043 High Street, Somersham, Huntingdon, PE28 3JB
Sold Sept 2022
£120,000The Grange, Flat 6, 65 High Street, Somersham, Huntingdon, PE28 3JB
Sold Jun 2022
£91,000The Grange, Flat 9, 65 High Street, Somersham, Huntingdon, PE28 3JB
Sold Jun 2022
£152,000
Versus other High Street homes
81a is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£2,651
Street avg £2,497
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 103 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 6.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.4 km
Somersham Primary School. 2 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
45.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.7dB







