5 Grovelands, Peterborough, PE3 6AQ

5 Grovelands is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Peterborough (PE3 6AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band A. At 49 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 12 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 34–77 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (75 versus a worst of 54). The latest certificate (September 2024) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in July 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). Main heating runs on electricity.

At 49 m² it's 19.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (61 m² median across 11 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 82% of similar EPCs). Across 2006–2014, sale prices here grew -0.1% per year, broadly in step with England's 0% HPI growth. Today's modelled estimate of £117,000 is 21.9% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£182/sq ft) was about 20.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in September 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years.