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About 2 Blackpool Hill Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
2 Blackpool Hill Cottages is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Farcet, Peterborough, Peterborough (PE7 3DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
At 118 m² the property is well over the postcode median (87 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £315,000 is 33.5% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£186/sq ft) was about 22.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2020 for £236,000.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
2 Blackpool Hill Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F36
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
9.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£315,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2020)
£236,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Straight Drove homes
Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
2 Blackpool Hill Cottages is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£2,000
Street avg £4,750
Floor Area
118 m²
Street avg 104 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Peterborough district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
2.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PE7 3DJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.6dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 4 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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