What type of property is Laburnham Cottage, Main Street, PE8 5BE?

Laburnham Cottage, Main Street, PE8 5BE is a semi-detached house.

What did Laburnham Cottage, Main Street, PE8 5BE sell for?

Laburnham Cottage, Main Street, PE8 5BE last sold for £505,000 in March 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £265,000 in July 2005. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for Laburnham Cottage, Main Street, PE8 5BE?

Across 4 sales between July 2005 and March 2021, Laburnham Cottage, Main Street, PE8 5BE rose from £265,000 to £505,000, a change of £240,000. That works out to roughly +4.2% per year compounded over 16 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does Laburnham Cottage, Main Street, PE8 5BE have?

The current EPC rating for Laburnham Cottage, Main Street, PE8 5BE is E with a score of 49 out of 100, lodged in November 2018. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Laburnham Cottage, Main Street, PE8 5BE?

Laburnham Cottage, Main Street, PE8 5BE has a recorded floor area of 162 m² (1,744 sq ft). That makes it about 9% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in PE8 5BE. Source: EPC Register.

How is Laburnham Cottage, Main Street, PE8 5BE heated?

The latest EPC at Laburnham Cottage, Main Street, PE8 5BE records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Where is Laburnham Cottage, Main Street, PE8 5BE located?

Laburnham Cottage, Main Street, PE8 5BE sits in Glapthorn, Peterborough, Peterborough. It falls within the PE8 postcode district in Northamptonshire.

Is Laburnham Cottage, Main Street, PE8 5BE in a safe area?

Police records around Laburnham Cottage, Main Street, PE8 5BE show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 7 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 48% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve Laburnham Cottage, Main Street, PE8 5BE?

The closest primary school to Laburnham Cottage, Main Street, PE8 5BE is Glapthorn Church of England Primary School (659m), one of 2 primaries within walking distance.

How well connected is Laburnham Cottage, Main Street, PE8 5BE?

The closest bus stop to Laburnham Cottage, Main Street, PE8 5BE is Glapthorn Village DRT, 15m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Laburnham Cottage, Main Street, Glapthorn, Peterborough, PE8 5BE

4 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

162 m²

1744 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 49

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Laburnham Cottage

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

Laburnham Cottage is a semi-detached house in Glapthorn, Peterborough, Peterborough (PE8 5BE). It has a recorded floor area of 162 m² (around 1744 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (November 2018) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since February 2011. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

Most recent transfer: March 2021 at £505,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2005–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £562,000 is 11.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£290/sq ft) was about 23.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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Energy

Energy performance

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

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

Current Certificate(1 of 3)

Nov 2018

EPC Rating

E49

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

8.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Feb 2011from Feb 2011

Low Energy Lighting

35%75%

More low energy lighting installed

Nov 2018from Feb 2011

Windows

PoorAverage

Window efficiency improved

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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-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.

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Planning

Planning history

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

Laburnham 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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£562,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.2% per year over 16 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£505,000

Growth on file: 4.2% per year over 16 years.

Sales timeline

5 March 2021Most recent
£505,000
+16.1%over 9 years
28 July 2011
£435,000
+19.2%over 4 years
14 December 2006
£365,000
+37.7%over 1 year
14 July 2005
£265,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PE8 5BE: £545,000 (2024–2022).

Nearby sales in PE8 5BE

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.

Laburnham Cottage is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£3,117

Street avg £2,650

Above

Floor Area

162 m²

Street avg 165 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

8.7 t/year

Street avg 7.6 t/year

On par

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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

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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

0.0 km

Glapthorn Village DRT — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Glapthorn Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.

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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· 07:00 – 23:00

44.2dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for PE8 5BE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.2dB

Low

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65 dB

70 dB

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80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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