Poppy Cottage, Laundry Road, Apethorpe, Peterborough, PE8 5DQ
About Poppy Cottage
Poppy Cottage is a mid-terrace house in Apethorpe, Peterborough, Peterborough (PE8 5DQ). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in January 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). Main heating runs on oil.
At 72 m² it sits well below the postcode median (126 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
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 history
Poppy 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.
Sales history & valuation
Poppy Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£275,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in PE8 5DQ: £500,000 (2022–2019).
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
£300,000Appletree Cottage, Laundry Road, Apethorpe, Peterborough, PE8 5DQ
Sold Oct 2020
£500,000Midapple House, Laundry Road, Apethorpe, Peterborough, PE8 5DQ
Sold Mar 2020
£570,0002 Orchard Cottage, Laundry Road, Apethorpe, Peterborough, PE8 5DQ
Sold Nov 2019
£295,000
Versus other Laundry Road homes
Floor Area for Poppy Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
64 (D)
Street avg 45 (E)
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 139 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 9.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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