What kind of home is The Old School House, Main Street, PE8 5DL?

The Old School House, Main Street, PE8 5DL is a 3-bedroom detached house.

When did The Old School House, Main Street, PE8 5DL last change hands?

The Old School House, Main Street, PE8 5DL last sold for £572,500 in May 2025, around 1 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £95,000 in November 1999. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for The Old School House, Main Street, PE8 5DL?

Across 4 sales between November 1999 and May 2025, The Old School House, Main Street, PE8 5DL rose from £95,000 to £572,500, a change of £477,500. That works out to roughly +7.3% per year compounded over 26 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does The Old School House, Main Street, PE8 5DL have?

The current EPC rating for The Old School House, Main Street, PE8 5DL is F with a score of 30 out of 100, lodged in June 2024. It has dropped from a E recorded in March 2011. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is The Old School House, Main Street, PE8 5DL?

The Old School House, Main Street, PE8 5DL has a recorded floor area of 160 m² (1,722 sq ft), around 53 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 57% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in PE8 5DL. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does The Old School House, Main Street, PE8 5DL use?

The latest EPC at The Old School House, Main Street, PE8 5DL records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Are there any planning records for The Old School House, Main Street, PE8 5DL?

The Old School House, Main Street, PE8 5DL has 4 planning records on file (2 approved), most recent in June 2025. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for The Old School House, Main Street, PE8 5DL?

The Old School House, Main Street, PE8 5DL is in council tax band E.

Which area is The Old School House, Main Street, PE8 5DL in?

The Old School House, Main Street, PE8 5DL sits in Apethorpe, Peterborough, Peterborough. It falls within the PE8 postcode district.

How safe is the area around The Old School House, Main Street, PE8 5DL?

Police records around The Old School House, Main Street, PE8 5DL 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 Old School House, Main Street, PE8 5DL?

The closest primary school to The Old School House, Main Street, PE8 5DL is Kings Cliffe Endowed Primary School (2.5km).

What is the nearest station to The Old School House, Main Street, PE8 5DL?

The closest bus stop to The Old School House, Main Street, PE8 5DL is Apethorpe Village DRT, 55m away. In total there are 18 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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The Old School House, Main Street, Apethorpe, Peterborough, PE8 5DL

4 sales on record4 planning records

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

160 m²

1722 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 30

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Freehold

Overview

About The Old School House

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

The Old School House is a three-bedroom detached house in Apethorpe, Peterborough, Peterborough (PE8 5DL). It has a recorded floor area of 160 m² (around 1722 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (March 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Period features are noted in the property record.

Across 1999–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £505,000 is 11.8% below the 2025 sale of £572,500, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£332/sq ft) was about 63.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It changed hands recently, sold May 2025 for £572,500. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2
EnsuiteYes
StudyYes
FireplaceYes

Outside

Private gardenWrap around

Building

TenureFreehold
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 Old School House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Jun 2024

EPC Rating

F30

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

14.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Victorian-eraDetached HouseFreeholdEPC FPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gas

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against The Old School House, Main Street, Apethorpe, Peterborough, PE8 5DL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

4 applications on record at The Old School House, Main Street, Apethorpe, Peterborough, PE8 5DL

1 live now

3decisions10documents

Sept 2009
Conditions
Outcome in report
Removal of condition 5 regarding parking to EN/94/00492/FUL
Documents
6 docs on file
Reference
09/00804/VAR
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Tree WorksJun 2025Decision
Tree WorksFeb 2019Decision

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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 Old School House has grown more than fourfold since the 1999 starting point.

Current estimate

£505,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.3% per year over 26 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£572,500

Growth on file: 7.3% per year over 26 years.

Sales timeline

15 May 2025Most recent
£572,500
+38.0%over 7 years
23 May 2017
£415,000
+29.7%over 11 years
21 August 2005
£320,000
+236.8%over 5 years
12 November 1999
£95,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PE8 5DL: £360,000 (2022–2014).

Nearby sales in PE8 5DL

On the street

Versus other Main Street homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for The Old School House runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,578

Street avg £2,691

Strongly above

Floor Area

160 m²

Street avg 164 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

14.0 t/year

Street avg 15.3 t/year

On par

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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

0.1 km

Apethorpe Village DRT — bus stop.

Closest school

2.5 km

Kings Cliffe Endowed Primary School. 1 school nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PE8 5DL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.7dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for PE8 5DL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.6dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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