What type of property is The Old Forge, Main Street, PE28 5YB?

The Old Forge, Main Street, PE28 5YB is a 3-bedroom detached house, set on a cul-de-sac and which has been extended.

What did The Old Forge, Main Street, PE28 5YB sell for?

The Old Forge, Main Street, PE28 5YB last sold for £525,000 in November 2023, around 3 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £114,000 in August 1998. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of The Old Forge, Main Street, PE28 5YB changed over time?

Across 3 sales between August 1998 and November 2023, The Old Forge, Main Street, PE28 5YB rose from £114,000 to £525,000, a change of £411,000. That works out to roughly +6.2% per year compounded over 25 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does The Old Forge, Main Street, PE28 5YB have?

The current EPC rating for The Old Forge, Main Street, PE28 5YB is D with a score of 62 out of 100, lodged in May 2023. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of The Old Forge, Main Street, PE28 5YB?

The Old Forge, Main Street, PE28 5YB has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (1,195 sq ft), around 37 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 28% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in PE28 5YB. Source: EPC Register.

How is The Old Forge, Main Street, PE28 5YB heated?

The latest EPC at The Old Forge, Main Street, PE28 5YB records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does The Old Forge, Main Street, PE28 5YB have?

The Old Forge, Main Street, PE28 5YB has 2 approved extension applications on file including single-storey extension and rear extension. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is The Old Forge, Main Street, PE28 5YB?

The Old Forge, Main Street, PE28 5YB is in council tax band E.

Where is The Old Forge, Main Street, PE28 5YB located?

The Old Forge, Main Street, PE28 5YB sits in Upton, Huntingdon, Huntingdon. It falls within the PE28 postcode district in Cambridgeshire.

How safe is the area around The Old Forge, Main Street, PE28 5YB?

Police records around The Old Forge, Main Street, PE28 5YB show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 7 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 45% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve The Old Forge, Main Street, PE28 5YB?

The closest primary school to The Old Forge, Main Street, PE28 5YB is Alconbury CofE Primary School (2.6km).

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The Old Forge, Main Street, Upton, Huntingdon, PE28 5YB

3 sales on record4 planning records

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

111 m²

1195 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 62

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About The Old Forge

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

The Old Forge is a three-bedroom detached house in Upton, Huntingdon, Huntingdon (PE28 5YB). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a loft conversion and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£439/sq ft) was about 124.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 111 m² it's 27% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (152 m² median across 7 EPCs). Sold November 2023 for £525,000.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes
EnsuiteYes
ConservatoryYes

Outside

Private gardenWrap around
GarageDouble
Cul-de-sacYes

Building

Period featuresYes
Previously extendedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

D62

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

5.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against The Old Forge, Main Street, Upton, Huntingdon, PE28 5YB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

4 applications on record at The Old Forge, Main Street, Upton, Huntingdon, PE28 5YB

4decisions2extensions32documents

Apr 2024
ExtensionFull
Outcome in report
Extension: Rear of property
Proposed two storey rear extension and single storey rear extension.
Council
Plot when address confirmed
Documents
14 docs on file
Reference
23/02485/HHFUL
Full record in report
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Loft ConversionApr 2025Decision
ConditionsNov 2024Decision

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Latest sale on The Old Forge was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£537,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2023)

£525,000

Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

15 November 2023Most recent
£525,000
+98.1%over 17 years
10 April 2006
£265,000
+132.5%over 7 years
24 August 1998
£114,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PE28 5YB: £462,500 (2024–2021).

Nearby sales in PE28 5YB

On the street

Versus other Main Street homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², The Old Forge stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£4,730

Street avg £2,850

Strongly above

Floor Area

111 m²

Street avg 153 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

5.1 t/year

Street avg 6.7 t/year

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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.

Closest school

2.6 km

Alconbury CofE Primary School. 1 school nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PE28 5YB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for PE28 5YB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.1dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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