1 Elmington Cottages, Elmington, Peterborough, PE8 5JZ
About 1 Elmington Cottages
1 Elmington Cottages is a five-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Elmington, Peterborough, Peterborough (PE8 5JZ). It has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (around 1389 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows a G (score 10), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 58), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on bottled lpg. The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 129 m² the property is well over the postcode median (72 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in June 2016. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £434,000 is 49.7% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£209/sq ft) was about 54.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
1 Elmington Cottages 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Apr 2025
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 22 April 2025
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Planning history
1 application on record at 1 Elmington Cottages, Elmington, Peterborough, PE8 5JZ
- Mar 2006ConservatoryFullOutcome in report
Extension: Rear of property
Conservatory to rear and replacement front boundary wall and gates.
Extension- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/00211/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1 Elmington Cottages was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£434,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 21 years.
£290,000
Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
29 June 2016Most recent
£290,000
+71.6%over 12 years5 December 2003
£169,000
+32.5%over 3 years15 October 2000
£127,500
+75.9%over 4 years24 October 1995
£72,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in PE8 5JZ: £144,000 (2019–2007).
Nearby sales in PE8 5JZ
2 Elmington Cottages, Elmington, Peterborough, PE8 5JZ
Sold May 2019
£260,0005 Elmington Cottages, Elmington, Peterborough, PE8 5JZ
Sold Aug 2016
£144,0003 Elmington Cottages, Elmington, Peterborough, PE8 5JZ
Sold Nov 2013
£95,0006 Elmington Cottages, Elmington, Peterborough, PE8 5JZ
Sold Mar 2007
£135,0007 Elmington Cottages, Elmington, Peterborough, PE8 5JZ
Sold Sept 2006
£172,500
Versus the street
On epc rating, 1 Elmington Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,248
Street avg £2,669
Floor Area
129 m²
Street avg 109 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.4 t/year
Street avg 5.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
66/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Elmington Cottages — 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
52.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.7dB







