Rectory House, Castor Road, Marholm, Peterborough, PE6 7JA
About Rectory House
Rectory House is a five-bedroom detached house in Marholm, Peterborough, Peterborough (PE6 7JA). It has a recorded floor area of 428 m² (around 4607 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2012 onwards. The latest certificate (September 2024) returns a B (score 83), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in March 2017 the rating was D, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Good to Very Good, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Very Good. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 428 m² the property is well over the postcode median (119 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £1,164,000 sits 102.4% above the 2014 sale of £575,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£125/sq ft) was about 25.7% below the postcode norm. 11 planning records sit against the property, 8 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, an annexe, new windows and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in August 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms4
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-west-facing
- GarageYes
Building
- Heating systemElectric
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Rectory House ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Windows upgraded to triple glazing
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
Floor insulation added or improved
Ventilation system changed
Solar PV panels (10 kWp) installed
Get a survey for this property
Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property is a large detached home over 300m², has been extended more than once, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £1,645 · Includes VAT
Planning history
A an annexe application was refused at Rectory House in 2022.
11 applications on record at Rectory House, Castor Road, Marholm, Peterborough, PE6 7JA
1 live now- Apr 2015ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Ground and first floor extensions with remodelling
- Documents
- 20 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/01691/HHFUL
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksOct 2025Decision
- AnnexJul 2023Decision
+ 8 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Rectory House valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,164,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£575,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
20 August 2014Most recent
£575,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in PE6 7JA: £187,000 (2016–2008).
Versus other Castor Road homes
Rectory House outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
83 (B)
Street avg 57 (D)
Floor Area
428 m²
Street avg 221 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 9.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
11 rooms
Street avg 9 rooms
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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
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
1.6 km
Lime Academy Watergall. 12 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB







