1 Mill Lane, Cotterstock, Peterborough, PE8 5HH
About 1 Mill Lane
1 Mill Lane is a detached house in Cotterstock, Peterborough, Peterborough (PE8 5HH). It has a recorded floor area of 292 m² (around 3143 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2014) shows an F (score 21), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it D (April 2010); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 64), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from May 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2010–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£382/sq ft) was about 76.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £1,200,000 in January 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
1 Mill Lane'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 May 2024
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Fuel source changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
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Level 3 Building Survey
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Planning history
A new windows application was refused at 1 Mill Lane in 2023.
4 applications on record at 1 Mill Lane, Cotterstock, Peterborough, PE8 5HH
- Aug 2022RenovationFullOutcome in report
Installation of new, demountable, slot-in flood defences, and the replacement of existing aluminium sliding doors with new steel framed sliding folding doors, with clear storey glazing above, and an oak frame to the opening.
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- NE/22/00803/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- RenovationNov 2024Decision
- ExtensionAug 2023Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1 Mill Lane was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,120,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.9% per year over 11 years.
£1,200,000
Growth on file: 2.9% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
7 January 2022Most recent
£1,200,000
+37.9%over 11 years19 August 2010
£870,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PE8 5HH: £850,000 (2025–1998).
Nearby sales in PE8 5HH
10 Mill Lane, Cotterstock, Peterborough, PE8 5HH
Sold Sept 2025
£975,00011 Mill Lane, Cotterstock, Peterborough, PE8 5HH
Sold Mar 2021
£1,170,0009 Mill Lane, Cotterstock, Peterborough, PE8 5HH
Sold Feb 1999
£438,0007 Mill Lane, Cotterstock, Peterborough, PE8 5HH
Sold Mar 1998
£320,00012 Mill Lane, Cotterstock, Peterborough, PE8 5HH
Sold Jul 1997
£70,000
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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
0.5 km
Village Hall — bus stop.
Closest school
1.6 km
Oundle Church of England Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.7dB







