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Get started7 Thorpe Lea Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Peterborough (PE3 6BX). It has a recorded floor area of 154 m² (around 1658 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in August 2017 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.5% per year against 0.2% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£341/sq ft) was about 67.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 154 m² the property is well over the postcode median (96 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. A recent sale: £565,000 in August 2025. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
7 Thorpe Lea Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
Non-material amendment (reduce length, width and height of rear extention; proposed material change to be brick matching existing dwelling, and reduce number of rooflights from 8 to 6) to planning permission 18/02098/HHFUL.
Latest sale on 7 Thorpe Lea Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£520,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.5% per year over 7 years.
£565,000
Growth on file: 4.5% per year over 7 years.
On years held, 7 Thorpe Lea Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,669
Street avg £2,603
Floor Area
154 m²
Street avg 126 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
7/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Peterborough (Nene Valley Railway) — subway entrance.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.4dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
18 August 2025Most recent
£565,000
+39.5%over 7 years22 February 2018
£405,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PE3 6BX: £425,000 (2024–2021).
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 6.8 t/year
PE3 6AF
Closest school
0.7 km
St Augustine's CofE (Voluntary Aided) Junior School. 34 schools nearby.
Flood risk
Low
From the Environment Agency.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.2dB
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