2 Thatched Cottage, The Village, Barham, Huntingdon, PE28 5AB
About 2 Thatched Cottage
2 Thatched Cottage is a semi-detached house in Barham, Huntingdon, Huntingdon (PE28 5AB). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2023) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. When first surveyed in November 2010 the rating was G, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, lighting went from Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 61), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg.
At 73 m² it sits well below the postcode median (252 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
Energy performance
2 Thatched Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
2 Thatched Cottage 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
2 Thatched Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£237,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in PE28 5AB: £375,000 (2021–2009).
Nearby sales in PE28 5AB
Fairfield House, The Village, Barham, Huntingdon, PE28 5AB
Sold Sept 2021
£845,000Humberstone House, The Village, Barham, Huntingdon, PE28 5AB
Sold May 2013
£305,000Piglets, The Village, Barham, Huntingdon, PE28 5AB
Sold Oct 2010
£480,000Orchard House, The Village, Barham, Huntingdon, PE28 5AB
Sold Oct 2009
£375,000The Grange, The Village, Barham, Huntingdon, PE28 5AB
Sold Dec 2007
£892,500
Versus other The Village homes
2 Thatched Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
36 (F)
Street avg 65 (D)
Floor Area
73 m²
Street avg 281 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 9.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
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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.
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
43.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB







