Barnleigh House, Hemington Road, Polebrook, Peterborough, PE8 5LS
About Barnleigh House
Barnleigh House is an end-of-terrace house in Polebrook, Peterborough, Peterborough (PE8 5LS). It has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (around 1378 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (July 2018) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in October 2014 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 128 m² the property is well over the postcode median (89 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 7 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£356/sq ft) was about 47.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold October 2018 for £490,000.
Energy performance
Barnleigh House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
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
Barnleigh House has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
7 applications on record at Barnleigh House, Hemington Road, Polebrook, Peterborough, PE8 5LS
- Mar 2011Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
Weeping willow tree to be felled
- Reference
- 11/00143/TCA/
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksOct 2023Decision
- ConditionsApr 2020Decision
+ 4 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
£450,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£490,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
23 October 2018Most recent
£490,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PE8 5LS: £790,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in PE8 5LS
34 Hemington Road, Polebrook, Peterborough, PE8 5LS
Sold Jul 2024
£850,25030 Hemington Road, Polebrook, Peterborough, PE8 5LS
Sold Sept 2023
£940,000Blacksmiths Cottage, Hemington Road, Polebrook, Peterborough, PE8 5LS
Sold Aug 2023
£435,000Brook House, Hemington Road, Polebrook, Peterborough, PE8 5LS
Sold Mar 2023
£790,00040 Hemington Road, Polebrook, Peterborough, PE8 5LS
Sold Oct 2017
£745,000
Versus other Hemington Road homes
EPC Rating for Barnleigh House lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,828
Street avg £3,518
Floor Area
128 m²
Street avg 134 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.8 t/year
Street avg 6.8 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
0.2 km
Polebrook Village DRT — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Polebrook Church of England Primary 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
43.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.6dB







