1 Decoy Road, Borough Fen, Peterborough, PE6 7QE
About 1 Decoy Road
1 Decoy Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Borough Fen, Peterborough, Peterborough (PE6 7QE). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2013) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from August 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 2013–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £226,000 is 37% above the 2020 sale price. Most recent transfer: January 2020 at £165,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
1 Decoy Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Aug 2023
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 Decoy Road 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.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£226,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 6 years.
£165,000
Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
24 January 2020Most recent
£165,000
+32.5%over 6 years19 December 2013
£124,500
Median price across the last 2 sales in PE6 7QE: £103,900 (2006–2001).
Nearby sales in PE6 7QE
Versus other Decoy Road homes
1 Decoy Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
42 (E)
Street avg 58 (D)
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 77 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.7 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 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
Newborough CofE Primary School. 1 school 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
46.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB







