4 New Cottages, Barham Road, Buckworth, Huntingdon, PE28 5AN
About 4 New Cottages
4 New Cottages is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Buckworth, Huntingdon, Huntingdon (PE28 5AN). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since March 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 100), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Period features are noted in the property record.
It changed hands recently, sold November 2025 for £400,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2004–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£432/sq ft) was about 46% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 21 February 2035
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
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 history
4 New Cottages has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
3 applications on record at 4 New Cottages, Barham Road, Buckworth, Huntingdon, PE28 5AN
- Feb 2015ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Side and rear extensions
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 1401760FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionDec 2015Decision
- ExtensionJun 2015Decision
Unlock 4 New Cottages, Barham Road, Buckworth, Huntingdon, PE28 5AN's full planning history
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2004.
£377,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 22 years.
£400,000
Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
18 November 2025Most recent
£400,000
+101.5%over 13 years24 May 2012
£198,500
+4.5%over 3 years14 November 2008
£190,000
+27.5%over 4 years5 April 2004
£149,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PE28 5AN: £360,000 (2023–2011).
Nearby sales in PE28 5AN
1 New Cottages, Barham Road, Buckworth, Huntingdon, PE28 5AN
Sold Nov 2023
£425,0003 New Cottages, Barham Road, Buckworth, Huntingdon, PE28 5AN
Sold Jan 2021
£272,000Peacehaven, Barham Road, Buckworth, Huntingdon, PE28 5AN
Sold Aug 2020
£521,500Old School House, Barham Road, Buckworth, Huntingdon, PE28 5AN
Sold Sept 2011
£360,000The Rowans, Barham Road, Buckworth, Huntingdon, PE28 5AN
Sold Jul 2011
£562,000
Versus other Barham Road homes
On price per m², 4 New Cottages stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,651
Street avg £3,723
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 129 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 6.9 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
231/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.4dB







