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About 3 Blackpool Hill Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
3 Blackpool Hill Cottages is a detached house in Farcet, Peterborough, Peterborough (PE7 3DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1967-1975. The latest certificate (July 2017) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (June 2017); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68). Main heating runs on oil.
Untraded for 20 years, with the last transfer in December 2005. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 14% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £296,000 sits 85% above the 2005 sale of £160,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£152/sq ft) was about 30% below the postcode norm.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
3 Blackpool Hill Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jul 2017
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E48
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.5 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.
3 Blackpool Hill Cottages has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1999.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£296,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.0% per year over 6 years.
Last sold (2005)
£160,000
Growth on file: 14.0% per year over 6 years.
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.
Years Held for 3 Blackpool Hill Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,633
Street avg £4,812
Floor Area
98 m²
Street avg 107 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 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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