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Blacksmiths Cottage, Hemington Road, Polebrook, Peterborough, PE8 5LS

3 planning records

Estimated value

£463,000

  • Since the 2023 sale (£435,000)+6%
  • Against PE8 5LS's recent median (£790,000)-41%

Newest record on this page: July 2024. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
End terrace
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
128 m²
1378 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 61
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£463,000

  • Against its 2023 sale (£435,000)+6%
  • Against PE8 5LS's recent median (£790,000)-41%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Blacksmiths Cottage is modelled from its 128 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in PE8 5LS. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    128 m² from the EPC lodged in April 2016

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2023

  • Recent sales in PE8 5LS

    5 sales, median £790,000 (2024–2017)

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SalesLatest sale shown: July 2024Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 of 3 applicationsFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sales timeline

  1. 6 August 2023Most recent

    £435,000

    +31.8%over 2 years

  2. 12 February 2021

    £330,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PE8 5LS: £790,000 (2024–2017).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for Blacksmiths Cottage, Hemington Road, Polebrook, Peterborough, PE8 5LS. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Environmental risk flaggedIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About Blacksmiths Cottage

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

Blacksmiths Cottage 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), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2016) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from April 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

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. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, a garage conversion and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2021–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£316/sq ft) was about 28.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £435,000 in August 2023.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Blacksmiths Cottage'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 05 Apr 2026

Current Certificate
Apr 2016

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D61
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
6.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 5 April 2026

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Blacksmiths Cottage, Hemington Road, Polebrook, Peterborough, PE8 5LS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Council records include a two-storey extension at Blacksmiths Cottage.

3 applications on record at Blacksmiths Cottage, Hemington Road, Polebrook, Peterborough, PE8 5LS

3decisions3extensions21documents
  1. Oct 2002
    PorchFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    First floor rear extension and front porch.

    Extension
    Reference
    02/00685/FUL
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. Garage ConversionDecision
  4. ExtensionDecision

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On the street

Versus other Hemington Road homes

Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Blacksmiths Cottage outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,398

Street avg £3,565

Above

Floor Area

128 m²

Street avg 134 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

6.1 t/year

Street avg 7.0 t/year

On par
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Peterborough district page.
Full Peterborough report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

66/mo

Falling 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.

Nearest schools

  • Polebrook Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary288m
  • Prince William SchoolSecondary2.4km

Nearest stops

  • Polebrook Village DRTBus stop166m
  • War MemorialBus stop220m
  • Morgans CloseBus stop469m
  • Demand Responsive AreaBus stop1.1km

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences290 reports31%
  • Anti-social Behaviour203 reports22%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson95 reports10%
  • Vehicle Crime93 reports10%

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for PE8 5LS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.6dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for Blacksmiths Cottage is modelled from its 128 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in PE8 5LS. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for Blacksmiths Cottage. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Blacksmiths Cottage was lodged in April 2016 at band D and expired in April 2026, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 3 applications are matched to Blacksmiths Cottage. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 2 schools and 23 stops listed are measured in a straight line from PE8 5LS, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
Blacksmiths Cottage is in council tax band D. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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