Church View Cottage, Main Street, Glapthorn, Peterborough, PE8 5BE
About Church View Cottage
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.
Energy performance
Church View Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
Heating controls changed
Hot water efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
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 history
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.
Sales history & valuation
Price for Church View Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.
£387,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 30 years.
£370,000
Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 30 years.
Sales timeline
28 November 2024Most recent
£370,000
+23.3%over 15 years14 September 2009
£300,000
18 February 2005
£300,000
+136.2%over 6 years21 April 1998
£127,000
+92.4%over 3 years3 March 1995
£66,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PE8 5BE: £545,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in PE8 5BE
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Sold Feb 2024
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Sold Sept 2023
£560,000The Thatched Cottage, Main Street, Glapthorn, Peterborough, PE8 5BE
Sold Oct 2022
£595,000Orchard House, Main Street, Glapthorn, Peterborough, PE8 5BE
Sold Jul 2022
£537,500Rose Bank, Main Street, Glapthorn, Peterborough, PE8 5BE
Sold Sept 2021
£432,500
Versus other Main Street homes
On years held, Church View Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,500
Street avg £2,681
Floor Area
148 m²
Street avg 165 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 7.6 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
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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB







