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Birchwood, Southwick Road, Glapthorn, Peterborough, PE8 5BD

EPC B
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
163 m²
1755 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 82
Overview

About Birchwood

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Birchwood is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Glapthorn, Peterborough, Peterborough (PE8 5BD). It has a recorded floor area of 163 m² (around 1755 sq ft). The latest certificate (September 2019) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average. Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal.

Sold January 2021 for £630,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

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
  • Bathrooms3

Outside

  • Private gardenYes

Building

  • Heating systemAir source
  • Underfloor heatingYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

A
B
B82
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Heat Pump
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
2.5 t/year
Occupancy
—
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Birchwood, Southwick Road, Glapthorn, Peterborough, PE8 5BD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Birchwood has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

Price

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

£672,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£630,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 27 January 2021Most recent

    £630,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PE8 5BD: £725,000 (2024–2018).

On the street

Versus other Southwick Road homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m²

£3,865

Street avg £3,921

On par

Floor Area

163 m²

Street avg 196 m²

Below

CO₂ Emissions

2.5 t/year

Street avg 3.7 t/year

Above

Years Held

5 years

Street avg 5 years

Above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Birchwood

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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£320k

1 Bridgeside, Tansor

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1 Bluestone, Lutton Road, Polebrook

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£281k

1 Drier Cottages, Hemington Road, Polebrook

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3 bed2 bath
£254k

1 Garden Row, Elmington

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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.
Full Peterborough report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

(Glapthorn) Main Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.9 km

Glapthorn Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PE8 5BD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for PE8 5BD

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for PE8 5BD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.2dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Birchwood, Southwick Road, Glapthorn, Peterborough, PE8 5BD. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.