Poachers Retreat, Main Street, Southwick, Peterborough, PE8 5BL
About Poachers Retreat
Poachers Retreat is a three-bedroom detached house in Southwick, Peterborough, Peterborough (PE8 5BL). It has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (around 1302 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2012) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from May 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in November 1999. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £474,000 sits 216% above the 1999 sale of £150,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£115/sq ft) was about 47.4% below the postcode norm.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 May 2022
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Planning history
Poachers Retreat 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
Poachers Retreat's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£474,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£150,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 November 1999Most recent
£150,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PE8 5BL: £475,000 (2023–2016).
Nearby sales in PE8 5BL
2 Museum Cottage, Main Street, Southwick, Peterborough, PE8 5BL
Sold Jun 2023
£320,000Stone House, Main Street, Southwick, Peterborough, PE8 5BL
Sold Feb 2023
£690,000Touchwood, Main Street, Southwick, Peterborough, PE8 5BL
Sold Nov 2022
£475,0001 Museum Cottage, Main Street, Southwick, Peterborough, PE8 5BL
Sold Mar 2020
£263,925Green Valley, Main Street, Southwick, Peterborough, PE8 5BL
Sold Sept 2016
£595,000
Versus other Main Street homes
Poachers Retreat outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,240
Street avg £2,471
Floor Area
121 m²
Street avg 139 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 8.2 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
Southwick Village DRT — bus stop.
Closest school
1.6 km
Glapthorn Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB