Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
1a Steam House Cottages is a detached house in Crowland, Peterborough, Peterborough (PE6 0AD). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2014) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 85 m² it's 15% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (100 m² median across 14 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 86% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £285,000 is 21.3% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£257/sq ft) was about 101.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2020 at £235,000.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Apr 2024
Certificate validity
Expired on 1 April 2024
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Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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1a Steam House Cottages has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Price for 1a Steam House Cottages has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£285,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.8% per year over 24 years.
£235,000
Growth on file: 7.8% per year over 24 years.
12 July 2020Most recent
£235,000
+518.4%over 24 years4 March 1996
£38,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PE6 0AD: £210,000 (2025–2019).
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On co₂ emissions, 1a Steam House Cottages stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,765
Street avg £1,687
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 107 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 7.7 t/year
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Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
175/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
2.8 km
Orchard Close — bus stop.
Closest school
3.0 km
Newborough CofE Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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