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SHEPHERDESS COTTAGE

ASHTON, PETERBOROUGH, EAST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, PE8 5LD

£359,260

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	The Riverside Hotel (opp)	0.7 miles
Shop	Oundle Spares & Repair	0.8 miles
Train station	Yarwell Junction (NVR)	5.6 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Other

Floor area

53 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: before 1900

Last sold

£359,260 Oct 2015

Price per m²

£6,778/m²

Local average

£358,000 (4 sales)

Street crime

20 incidents within 1 mile (Jun 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: E

Potential rating: A

Inspection date: 24/08/2019

Expiry date: 23/08/2029

Current heating cost: £970/year

Potential heating cost: £446/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £38,938

EPC E or below may face future regulation risk. Upgrading to C could improve long-term ROI.

Recommendations

50 mm internal or external wall insulation (£4,000 - £14,000)
Floor insulation (solid floor) (£4,000 - £6,000)
Add additional 80 mm jacket to hot water cylinder (£15 - £30)
Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets (£15)
Replace single glazed windows with low-E double glazing (£3,300 - £6,500)
Wind turbine (£15,000 - £25,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	27/10/2015	£359,260	Other	—	£575,966 to May 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

No historic listing events could be matched to the sales on record for this address. We only show events where a listing page could be linked to a Land Registry sale here.

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address	Price	Date	Type
MANOR MEADOWS PLOT 3 FOTHERINGHAY ROAD, TANSOR, PETERBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, PE8 5HP	£62,000	31/10/2024	Other
VELAIRE HOUSE BULWICK ROAD, SOUTHWICK, PETERBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, PE8 5BP	£830,000	08/09/2023	Other
ORCHARD COTTAGE, FOTHERINGHAY, PETERBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, PE8 5HZ	£376,000	24/05/2023	Other
2 ORCHARD LANE, WOODNEWTON, PETERBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, PE8 5EE	£30,000	27/04/2023	Other
5 SOUTHWICK ROAD, GLAPTHORN, PETERBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, PE8 5BD	£450,000	27/10/2022	Other
MANOR MEADOWS PLOT 12 FOTHERINGHAY ROAD, TANSOR, PETERBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, PE8 5HP	£65,000	09/09/2022	Other
THE BUNGALOW WELDON ROAD, UPPER BENEFIELD, PETERBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, PE8 5AS	£500,000	26/08/2022	Other
GARAGES 1-6 BROOKSIDE, SOUTHWICK, PETERBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, PE8 5BN	£50,000	15/08/2022	Other
4 COTTERSTOCK ROAD, GLAPTHORN, PETERBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, PE8 5FE	£730,000	13/05/2022	Other
MANOR MEADOWS PLOT 3 FOTHERINGHAY ROAD, TANSOR, PETERBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, PE8 5HP	£52,000	06/05/2022	Other
THE OLD FORGE MAIN STREET, LOWER BENEFIELD, PETERBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, PE8 5AE	£520,000	22/04/2022	Other
4, LUDDINGTON, PETERBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, PE8 5QU	£22,184	07/04/2022	Other
MANOR FARM MAIN STREET, POLEBROOK, PETERBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, PE8 5LN	£1,300,000	07/04/2022	Other
RECTORY FARM FOX COVERT BARN, LUDDINGTON, PETERBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, PE8 5QS	£750,000	01/04/2022	Other
POLEBROOK HOUSE MAIN STREET, POLEBROOK, PETERBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, PE8 5LN	£1,025,000	28/02/2022	Other
THE MANOR HOUSE MAIN STREET, THURNING, PETERBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, PE8 5RB	£1,100,000	23/02/2022	Other
1 MILL LANE, COTTERSTOCK, PETERBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, PE8 5HH	£1,200,000	07/01/2022	Other
NEVS WILD MAIN STREET, UPPER BENEFIELD, PETERBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, PE8 5AN	£750,000	03/12/2021	Other
MANOR MEADOWS PLOT 19 FOTHERINGHAY ROAD, TANSOR, PETERBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, PE8 5HP	£40,000	25/10/2021	Other
THE MILL MILL LANE, WADENHOE, PETERBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, PE8 5XD	£2,450,000	26/08/2021	Other

Area average: £615,109 (20 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same property type.

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth -20.1%

10y growth 475%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): North Northamptonshire. Series: All dwelling types. As of May 2026.

1y (index) 3.3%

5y (index) 17.7%

10y (index) 50%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for North Northamptonshire. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £887/mo

Realistic £985/mo

Optimistic £1,084/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → North Northamptonshire.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Peterborough: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area. Bedroom counts vary — use the Beds column to compare like-for-like lets. Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
1 Bed Detached House, Whitwells Yard, PE8	£2,592/mo	1	0.98 miles	OpenRent
4 Bed Semi-Detached House, Whitwells Yard, PE8	£3,510/mo	4	0.98 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Semi-Detached House, Sycamore Grove, PE8	£2,500/mo	2	1.02 miles	OpenRent
3 Bed Terraced House, Whitwells Yard, PE8	£3,209/mo	3	1.07 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £2,953/mo (4 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.81%

Max investor price (0.8%) £362,625

Target investor price (1%) £290,100

Gross yield 9.7%

Cost-to-rent ratio 10.3×

Monthly cashflow £1,171/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI 13.5%

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
Cashflow — Rent minus mortgage, 10% maintenance, £25/mo compliance. Assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term.
ROI — Annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

Registered land (INSPIRE)

INSPIRE registered land data is not available for this location yet.

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Anti-social behaviour	8
Shoplifting	5
Public order	2
Burglary	1
Criminal damage and arson	1
Other theft	1
Possession of weapons	1
Violence and sexual offences	1
Total incidents	20

Within 1 mile during Jun 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
Laxton Junior School	Other	0.7 miles	— (No rating)
Prince William School	Secondary	0.8 miles	Good — 1 Mar 2020
Oundle School	Other	1.0 miles	— (No rating)
Polebrook Church of England Primary School	Primary	1.1 miles	Good — 16 Feb 2011
Oundle Church of England Primary School	Primary	1.4 miles	Good — 18 Jan 2024

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# SHEPHERDESS COTTAGE, ASHTON, PETERBOROUGH, EAST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, PE8 5LD

## Property details

- Slug: `de2ed55` (address key hash: `de2ed55021530e4f58d1e80d2baad388cfccbe84`)
- Postcode: PE8 5LD
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Other
- Floor area: 53 m²
- EPC rating: E
- Year built: England and Wales: before 1900
- Last sold: £359,260 Oct 2015
- Price per m²: £6,778/m²
- Local average: £358,000 (4 sales)
- Street crime: 20 incidents within 1 mile (Jun 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £359,260
- Date: 2015-10-27
- Type: O
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** E
- **Potential rating:** A
- **Expiry date:** 23/08/2029
- **Current heating cost:** £970/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £38,938

### Recommendations
- Q (£4,000 - £14,000)
- W2 (£4,000 - £6,000)
- C (£15 - £30)
- E (£15)
- O (£3,300 - £6,500)
- V2 (£15,000 - £25,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0067-2864-7285-9221-9225)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2015-10-27 | £359,260 | Other | — | £575,966 (to May 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/2ac10e50-626b-1af6-e050-a8c063052ba1) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| SHEPHERDESS COTTAGE, ASHTON, PETERBOROUGH, EAST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, PE8 5LD | £359,260 | 27/10/2015 | Other |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| MANOR MEADOWS PLOT 3 FOTHERINGHAY ROAD, TANSOR, PETERBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, PE8 5HP | £62,000 | 31/10/2024 | Other |
| VELAIRE HOUSE BULWICK ROAD, SOUTHWICK, PETERBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, PE8 5BP | £830,000 | 08/09/2023 | Other |
| ORCHARD COTTAGE, FOTHERINGHAY, PETERBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, PE8 5HZ | £376,000 | 24/05/2023 | Other |
| 2 ORCHARD LANE, WOODNEWTON, PETERBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, PE8 5EE | £30,000 | 27/04/2023 | Other |
| 5 SOUTHWICK ROAD, GLAPTHORN, PETERBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, PE8 5BD | £450,000 | 27/10/2022 | Other |
| MANOR MEADOWS PLOT 12 FOTHERINGHAY ROAD, TANSOR, PETERBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, PE8 5HP | £65,000 | 09/09/2022 | Other |
| THE BUNGALOW WELDON ROAD, UPPER BENEFIELD, PETERBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, PE8 5AS | £500,000 | 26/08/2022 | Other |
| GARAGES 1-6 BROOKSIDE, SOUTHWICK, PETERBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, PE8 5BN | £50,000 | 15/08/2022 | Other |
| 4 COTTERSTOCK ROAD, GLAPTHORN, PETERBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, PE8 5FE | £730,000 | 13/05/2022 | Other |
| MANOR MEADOWS PLOT 3 FOTHERINGHAY ROAD, TANSOR, PETERBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, PE8 5HP | £52,000 | 06/05/2022 | Other |
| THE OLD FORGE MAIN STREET, LOWER BENEFIELD, PETERBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, PE8 5AE | £520,000 | 22/04/2022 | Other |
| 4, LUDDINGTON, PETERBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, PE8 5QU | £22,184 | 07/04/2022 | Other |
| MANOR FARM MAIN STREET, POLEBROOK, PETERBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, PE8 5LN | £1,300,000 | 07/04/2022 | Other |
| RECTORY FARM FOX COVERT BARN, LUDDINGTON, PETERBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, PE8 5QS | £750,000 | 01/04/2022 | Other |
| POLEBROOK HOUSE MAIN STREET, POLEBROOK, PETERBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, PE8 5LN | £1,025,000 | 28/02/2022 | Other |
| THE MANOR HOUSE MAIN STREET, THURNING, PETERBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, PE8 5RB | £1,100,000 | 23/02/2022 | Other |
| 1 MILL LANE, COTTERSTOCK, PETERBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, PE8 5HH | £1,200,000 | 07/01/2022 | Other |
| NEVS WILD MAIN STREET, UPPER BENEFIELD, PETERBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, PE8 5AN | £750,000 | 03/12/2021 | Other |
| MANOR MEADOWS PLOT 19 FOTHERINGHAY ROAD, TANSOR, PETERBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, PE8 5HP | £40,000 | 25/10/2021 | Other |
| THE MILL MILL LANE, WADENHOE, PETERBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, PE8 5XD | £2,450,000 | 26/08/2021 | Other |

**Area average:** £615,109 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** -20.1%
- **10y growth:** 475%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for North Northamptonshire; All dwelling types series; as of May 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 3.3%
- **5y growth (index):** 17.7%
- **10y growth (index):** 50%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (North Northamptonshire). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £887/mo
- **Realistic:** £985/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,084/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Peterborough (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area. Bedroom counts vary — use the Beds column to compare like-for-like lets. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 1 Bed Detached House, Whitwells Yard, PE8 | £2,592/mo | 1 | 0.98 miles | OpenRent |
| 4 Bed Semi-Detached House, Whitwells Yard, PE8 | £3,510/mo | 4 | 0.98 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Semi-Detached House, Sycamore Grove, PE8 | £2,500/mo | 2 | 1.02 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Terraced House, Whitwells Yard, PE8 | £3,209/mo | 3 | 1.07 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £2,953/mo (4 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.81% (okay)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £362,625
- **Target investor price (1%):** £290,100

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £2,901/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 9.7%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 10.3×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £1,171/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 13.5%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Anti-social behaviour | 8 |
| Shoplifting | 5 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **20** |

*Within 1 mile during Jun 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Laxton Junior School | Other | 0.7 miles | — (No rating) |
| Prince William School | Secondary | 0.8 miles | Good — 1 Mar 2020 |
| Oundle School | Other | 1.0 miles | — (No rating) |
| Polebrook Church of England Primary School | Primary | 1.1 miles | Good — 16 Feb 2011 |
| Oundle Church of England Primary School | Primary | 1.4 miles | Good — 18 Jan 2024 |