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1 New Cottages, Barham Road, Buckworth, Huntingdon, PE28 5AN

3 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
93 m²
1001 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 41
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 New Cottages

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

1 New Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Buckworth, Huntingdon, Huntingdon (PE28 5AN). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2023) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (August 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

Across 1998–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£425/sq ft) was about 88.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold November 2023 for £425,000.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1
  • Utility roomYes
  • FireplaceYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • DrivewayYes
  • LandYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
  • Previously extendedYes
Before you decide

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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.

1 New Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jul 2023

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E41
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jul 2023from Aug 2012
EPC improved fromD55toE41
Hot Water
Main SystemMain (No Stat)

Hot water system changed

Low Energy Lighting
0%100%

More low energy lighting installed

SDL Surveying

Get a survey for this property

Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 New Cottages, Barham Road, Buckworth, Huntingdon, PE28 5AN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 New Cottages has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

1 New Cottages has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.

Current estimate

£427,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 25 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2023)

£425,000

Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 6 November 2023Most recent

    £425,000

    +80.9%over 10 years

  2. 23 September 2013

    £235,000

    +179.8%over 15 years

  3. 3 September 1998

    £84,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PE28 5AN: £360,000 (2021–2011).

On the street

Versus other Barham Road homes

Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

1 New Cottages outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,570

Street avg £3,158

Strongly above

Floor Area

93 m²

Street avg 128 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

7.2 t/year

Street avg 6.4 t/year

Below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 1 New Cottages

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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Preview of the full property report

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
Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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1 Bedford Way, Sawtry

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£320k

1 Bloomfield Way, Sawtry

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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.

Go deeper on the local area

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 5AN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for PE28 5AN

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for PE28 5AN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.4dB

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

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 1 New Cottages, Barham Road, Buckworth, Huntingdon, PE28 5AN. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.