What kind of home is Appletree Cottage, Main Street, PE8 5HD?

Appletree Cottage, Main Street, PE8 5HD is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for Appletree Cottage, Main Street, PE8 5HD?

Appletree Cottage, Main Street, PE8 5HD last sold for £450,000 in December 2014, around 11 years ago. Before that, it sold for £287,500 in January 2006, so prices have been rising over 9 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has Appletree Cottage, Main Street, PE8 5HD appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between January 2006 and December 2014, Appletree Cottage, Main Street, PE8 5HD rose from £287,500 to £450,000, a change of £162,500. That works out to roughly +5.1% per year compounded over 9 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for Appletree Cottage, Main Street, PE8 5HD?

The current EPC rating for Appletree Cottage, Main Street, PE8 5HD is F with a score of 31 out of 100, lodged in June 2013. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Appletree Cottage, Main Street, PE8 5HD?

Appletree Cottage, Main Street, PE8 5HD has a recorded floor area of 123 m² (1,324 sq ft), around 41 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 25% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in PE8 5HD. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Appletree Cottage, Main Street, PE8 5HD use?

The latest EPC at Appletree Cottage, Main Street, PE8 5HD records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for Appletree Cottage, Main Street, PE8 5HD?

Appletree Cottage, Main Street, PE8 5HD is in council tax band E.

Which area is Appletree Cottage, Main Street, PE8 5HD in?

Appletree Cottage, Main Street, PE8 5HD sits in Cotterstock, Peterborough, Peterborough. It falls within the PE8 postcode district in Northamptonshire.

How safe is the area around Appletree Cottage, Main Street, PE8 5HD?

Police records around Appletree Cottage, Main Street, PE8 5HD 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 Appletree Cottage, Main Street, PE8 5HD?

The closest primary school to Appletree Cottage, Main Street, PE8 5HD is Oundle Church of England Primary School (1.7km), one of 2 primaries within walking distance.

How well connected is Appletree Cottage, Main Street, PE8 5HD?

The closest bus stop to Appletree Cottage, Main Street, PE8 5HD is Village Hall, 68m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Appletree Cottage, Main Street, Cotterstock, Peterborough, PE8 5HD

Notable views

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

123 m²

1324 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 31

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Appletree Cottage

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

Appletree Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Cotterstock, Peterborough, Peterborough (PE8 5HD). It has a recorded floor area of 123 m² (around 1324 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2013) shows an F (score 31), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from June 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2006–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £597,000 is 32.7% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£340/sq ft) was about 79.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in December 2014.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes
EnsuiteYes
StudyYes
FireplaceYes

Outside

GarageYes
Notable viewsYes

Building

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.

Appletree Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Jun 2023

EPC Rating

F31

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

6.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildNo mains gas

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Appletree Cottage, Main Street, Cotterstock, Peterborough, PE8 5HD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Appletree 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.

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

Current estimate

£597,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 9 years.

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Last sold (2014)

£450,000

Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 9 years.

Sales timeline

16 December 2014Most recent
£450,000
+56.5%over 8 years
6 January 2006
£287,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in PE8 5HD: £635,000 (2024–2022).

Nearby sales in PE8 5HD

On the street

Versus other Main Street homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, Appletree Cottage runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,659

Street avg £2,714

Strongly above

Floor Area

123 m²

Street avg 143 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

6.6 t/year

Street avg 6.4 t/year

On par

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Comparables

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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

Village Hall — bus stop.

Closest school

1.7 km

Oundle Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.7dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for PE8 5HD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.1dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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