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Garden Cottage, Bulwick Road, Southwick, Peterborough, PE8 5BP

Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
175 m²
1884 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 47
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Garden Cottage

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

Garden Cottage is a semi-detached house in Southwick, Peterborough, Peterborough (PE8 5BP). It has a recorded floor area of 175 m² (around 1884 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (February 2016) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from February 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Last changed hands 10 years ago, in June 2016. Today's modelled estimate of £667,000 is 33.5% above the 2016 sale price.

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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.

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

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Feb 2026

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E47
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
9.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildNo mains gas

Because the property was built before 1919 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 Garden Cottage, Bulwick Road, Southwick, Peterborough, PE8 5BP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Garden 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.

Garden Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£667,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2016)

£499,500

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 21 June 2016Most recent

    £499,500

Median price across the last 4 sales in PE8 5BP: £400,500 (2021–2001).

On the street

Versus other Bulwick Road homes

Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

CO₂ Emissions for Garden Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

47 (E)

Street avg 47 (E)

On par

Floor Area

175 m²

Street avg 200 m²

On par

CO₂ Emissions

9.7 t/year

Street avg 6.4 t/year

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Garden Cottage

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Environmental risk flagged

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£676k

1 2 Spa Farm Cottage, Apethorpe

PE8 5DD

£707k

1 Braesby Lane, Glapthorn

PE8 5FB

£734k

1 Hall Gardens, Polebrook

PE8 5LJ

5 bed2 bath
£600k

1 Ash View, Upper Benefield

PE8 5AX

£746k

1 Church Green, Barnwell

PE8 5QH

4 bed3 bath
£579k

1, Achurch

PE8 5SL

£564k

1 Bluestone, Lutton Road, Polebrook

PE8 5LY

2 bed1 bath
£466k

1 Brook Lane, Barnwell

PE8 5PW

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

1.1 km

Brookside — bus stop.

Closest school

2.0 km

Glapthorn Church of England Primary School. 1 school 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 5BP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for PE8 5BP

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for PE8 5BP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.5dB

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 Garden Cottage, Bulwick Road, Southwick, Peterborough, PE8 5BP. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.