Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
26 The Poplars is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bluntisham, Huntingdon, Huntingdon (PE28 3XJ). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in April 2013 the rating was G, the property has climbed 4 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Other recorded features include a conservatory. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 87% of similar EPCs). Across 2013–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£313/sq ft) was about 60.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2021 at £263,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Certificate validity
Valid until 10 January 2030
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
Cavity wall insulation installed
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Upgraded to gas central heating
Connected to mains gas supply
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
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26 The Poplars has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sale price has at least doubled since 2013.
£284,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.5% per year over 8 years.
£263,000
Growth on file: 9.5% per year over 8 years.
26 September 2021Most recent
£263,000
+110.4%over 8 years25 July 2013
£124,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in PE28 3XJ: £290,000 (2024–2020).
38 The Poplars, Bluntisham, Huntingdon, PE28 3XJ
Sold Oct 2024
3 The Poplars, Bluntisham, Huntingdon, PE28 3XJ
Sold Apr 2024
35 The Poplars, Bluntisham, Huntingdon, PE28 3XJ
Sold Jun 2022
19 The Poplars, Bluntisham, Huntingdon, PE28 3XJ
Sold Dec 2021
30 The Poplars, Bluntisham, Huntingdon, PE28 3XJ
Sold Dec 2020
26 The Poplars outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,372
Street avg £2,814
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 92 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
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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
0.3 km
St Helen's Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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