Appletree Cottage, Laundry Road, Apethorpe, Peterborough, PE8 5DQ
About Appletree Cottage
Appletree Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Apethorpe, Peterborough, Peterborough (PE8 5DQ). It has a recorded floor area of 138 m² (around 1485 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2015) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from September 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 138 m² it's 21.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (114 m² median across 10 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £580,000 is 16% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£337/sq ft) was about 57% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2020 at £500,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenFront and rear
- GarageYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Period featuresYes
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
Appletree 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Sept 2025
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Appletree Cottage has an approved side and rear extension on the planning record.
2 applications on record at Appletree Cottage, Laundry Road, Apethorpe, Peterborough, PE8 5DQ
- May 2001ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Single storey side and rear extensions
- Reference
- 01/00251/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksAug 2024Decision
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£580,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£500,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 October 2020Most recent
£500,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PE8 5DQ: £300,000 (2022–2018).
Nearby sales in PE8 5DQ
Laundry Cottage, Laundry Road, Apethorpe, Peterborough, PE8 5DQ
Sold Jan 2022
£725,0001 Laundry Road, Apethorpe, Peterborough, PE8 5DQ
Sold Dec 2020
£300,000Midapple House, Laundry Road, Apethorpe, Peterborough, PE8 5DQ
Sold Mar 2020
£570,0002 Orchard Cottage, Laundry Road, Apethorpe, Peterborough, PE8 5DQ
Sold Nov 2019
£295,0003 Laundry Road, Apethorpe, Peterborough, PE8 5DQ
Sold Jul 2018
£210,000
Versus other Laundry Road homes
On price per m², Appletree Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,623
Street avg £2,687
Floor Area
138 m²
Street avg 132 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.5 t/year
Street avg 9.3 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
0.1 km
The Kings Head PH — bus stop.
Closest school
2.5 km
Kings Cliffe Endowed Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB







