What kind of home is The Thatched Cottage, Main Street, PE8 5BE?

The Thatched Cottage, Main Street, PE8 5BE is a 3-bedroom detached house.

When did The Thatched Cottage, Main Street, PE8 5BE last change hands?

The Thatched Cottage, Main Street, PE8 5BE last sold for £595,000 in October 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £78,000 in April 1995. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of The Thatched Cottage, Main Street, PE8 5BE changed over time?

Across 3 sales between April 1995 and October 2022, The Thatched Cottage, Main Street, PE8 5BE rose from £78,000 to £595,000, a change of £517,000. That works out to roughly +7.7% per year compounded over 27 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is The Thatched Cottage, Main Street, PE8 5BE?

The current EPC rating for The Thatched Cottage, Main Street, PE8 5BE is D with a score of 60 out of 100, lodged in March 2023. It has improved from a E recorded in July 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is The Thatched Cottage, Main Street, PE8 5BE?

The Thatched Cottage, Main Street, PE8 5BE has a recorded floor area of 145 m² (1,561 sq ft), around 48 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does The Thatched Cottage, Main Street, PE8 5BE use?

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

Which area is The Thatched Cottage, Main Street, PE8 5BE in?

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

How safe is the area around The Thatched Cottage, Main Street, PE8 5BE?

Police records around The Thatched 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.

What schools are near The Thatched Cottage, Main Street, PE8 5BE?

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

What is the nearest station to The Thatched Cottage, Main Street, PE8 5BE?

The closest bus stop to The Thatched 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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The Thatched Cottage, Main Street, Glapthorn, Peterborough, PE8 5BE

3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

145 m²

1561 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 60

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About The Thatched Cottage

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

The Thatched Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Glapthorn, Peterborough, Peterborough (PE8 5BE). It has a recorded floor area of 145 m² (around 1561 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (March 2023) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2022 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). Main heating runs on oil. Period features are noted in the property record.

Across 1995–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£381/sq ft) was about 64.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £595,000 in October 2022. 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

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2
Open-plan layoutYes
Dining roomYes
FireplaceYes

Outside

Private gardenWrap around
GarageYes

Building

Period featuresYes

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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.

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

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Mar 2023

EPC Rating

D60

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Poor

CO2 Emissions

6.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Mar 2023from Jul 2022

EPC improved fromE48toD60

Hot Water

Main (No Stat)Main System

Hot water system upgraded

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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gas

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Planning

Planning history

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

The Thatched 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 The Thatched Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.

Current estimate

£583,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.7% per year over 27 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£595,000

Growth on file: 7.7% per year over 27 years.

Sales timeline

4 October 2022Most recent
£595,000
+44.4%over 16 years
24 August 2006
£412,000
+428.2%over 11 years
23 April 1995
£78,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PE8 5BE: £537,500 (2024–2021).

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.

On price per m², The Thatched Cottage stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£4,103

Street avg £2,600

Strongly above

Floor Area

145 m²

Street avg 166 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

6.8 t/year

Street avg 7.7 t/year

On par

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Comparables

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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

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about The Thatched Cottage, Main Street, Glapthorn, Peterborough, PE8 5BE. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.