1 Castle Mound, Fotheringhay, Peterborough, PE8 5HZ
About 1 Castle Mound
1 Castle Mound is a semi-detached house in Fotheringhay, Peterborough, Peterborough (PE8 5HZ). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. Earlier certificates rated it C (December 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 84 m² it's 27.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (115 m² median across 11 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 73% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £1,409,000 is 22.5% above the 2012 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,272/sq ft) was about 437.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in October 2012 and unlisted since — roughly 14 years.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Hot water efficiency decreased
Wall insulation upgraded
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
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
1 Castle Mound 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
1 Castle Mound valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,409,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,150,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
11 October 2012Most recent
£1,150,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PE8 5HZ: £1,030,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in PE8 5HZ
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Sold Apr 2024
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Sold Feb 2024
£640,000Orchard Cottage, Fotheringhay, Peterborough, PE8 5HZ
Sold May 2023
£376,000Grange House, Fotheringhay, Peterborough, PE8 5HZ
Sold Oct 2022
£1,550,000
Versus the street
Habitable Rooms for 1 Castle Mound lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£13,690
Street avg £6,214
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 125 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 7.6 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
Fotheringhay Village DRT — bus stop.
Closest school
3.0 km
Warmington School. 2 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB







