Shortacre, Guntons Road, Newborough, Peterborough, PE6 7RU
About Shortacre
Shortacre is a detached house in Newborough, Peterborough, Peterborough (PE6 7RU). It has a recorded floor area of 231 m² (around 2486 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (December 2017) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 90).
Held since February 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 231 m² the property is well over the postcode median (154 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2001–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £663,000 sits 113.9% above the 2003 sale of £310,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£125/sq ft) was about 160.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
Shortacre's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Shortacre 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
Shortacre changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£663,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.3% per year over 1 year.
£310,000
Growth on file: 1.3% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
19 February 2003Most recent
£310,000
+1.6%over 1 year26 November 2001
£305,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PE6 7RU: £107,000 (2022–2008).
Nearby sales in PE6 7RU
Morton House, Guntons Road, Newborough, Peterborough, PE6 7RU
Sold Oct 2022
£450,000Magdalene, Guntons Road, Newborough, Peterborough, PE6 7RU
Sold Jul 2021
£270,000Ivy Cottage, Guntons Road, Newborough, Peterborough, PE6 7RU
Sold Jan 2014
£107,000Thorndyke, Guntons Road, Newborough, Peterborough, PE6 7RU
Sold Jun 2008
£100,000Kennilworth, Guntons Road, Newborough, Peterborough, PE6 7RU
Sold Mar 2008
£130,000
Versus other Guntons Road homes
On years held, Shortacre stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£1,342
Street avg £1,614
Floor Area
231 m²
Street avg 158 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.2 t/year
Street avg 6.8 t/year
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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
1.0 km
Newborough CofE Primary School. 6 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
44.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB







