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Church View Cottage, Main Street, Glapthorn, Peterborough, PE8 5BE

5 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
148 m²
1593 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 37
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Church View Cottage

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

Church View Cottage is a semi-detached house in Glapthorn, Peterborough, Peterborough (PE8 5BE). It has a recorded floor area of 148 m² (around 1593 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 3 certificates since June 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs). Across 1995–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. Most recent transfer: November 2024 at £370,000.

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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.

Church View Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 3)
May 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F37
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
11.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Aug 2020from Jun 2009
EPC improved fromF25toG18
Heating Controls
Prog + TRVsFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Hot Water
AveragePoor

Hot water efficiency decreased

May 2024from Aug 2020
EPC improved fromG18toF37
Heating Controls
FullProg + TRVs

Heating controls changed

Hot Water
PoorAverage

Hot water efficiency improved

Low Energy Lighting
28%87%

More low energy lighting installed

SDL Surveying

Get a survey for this property

Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gas

Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

From £955 · Includes VAT

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Church View Cottage, Main Street, Glapthorn, Peterborough, PE8 5BE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Church View Cottage 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.

Price for Church View Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.

Current estimate

£387,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 30 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2024)

£370,000

Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 30 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 28 November 2024Most recent

    £370,000

    +23.3%over 15 years
  2. 14 September 2009

    £300,000

  3. 18 February 2005

    £300,000

    +136.2%over 6 years
  4. 21 April 1998

    £127,000

    +92.4%over 3 years
  5. 3 March 1995

    £66,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PE8 5BE: £545,000 (2024–2021).

On the street

Versus other Main Street homes

Four headline reads against 26 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On years held, Church View Cottage runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,500

Street avg £2,681

On par

Floor Area

148 m²

Street avg 165 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

11.0 t/year

Street avg 7.6 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Church View Cottage

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
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

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.0 km

Glapthorn Village DRT — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 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 5BE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for PE8 5BE

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for PE8 5BE

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 Church View Cottage, Main Street, Glapthorn, Peterborough, PE8 5BE. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.