Cookson Close Yaxley, Huntingdonshire
103 addresses across 3 postcodes (PE7), about 290 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 17802390.
- Sales: 143 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £410,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 61 homes have an energy certificate (C: 31, D: 26, E: 4).
- Flood: 19 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Huntingdonshire costs £2,556 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Peterborough, about 7.4 km (4.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 670 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 1 to 6 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 103 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Yaxley Group Practice, about 1.2 km (0.7 miles) away.
- People: About 690 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 73% of households owned their home and 25% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 23 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £410,000 | £410,000 | £410,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | £164,000 | £164,000 | £164,000 |
| 2023 | 2 | £370,000 | £310,000 | £430,000 |
| 2022 | 3 | £350,000 | £290,000 | £360,000 |
| 2021 | 3 | £210,000 | £145,500 | £350,000 |
| 2020 | 2 | £148,625 | £145,000 | £152,250 |
| 2019 | 5 | £137,500 | £122,000 | £255,000 |
| 2018 | 2 | £191,250 | £132,500 | £250,000 |
| 2017 | 2 | £205,000 | £115,000 | £295,000 |
| 2016 | 2 | £224,500 | £199,000 | £250,000 |
| 2015 | 4 | £125,000 | £110,000 | £227,500 |
| 2014 | 5 | £125,000 | £87,000 | £215,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Dec 2025 | 38 PE7 3WN | Detached | £410,000 | |
| 16 Aug 2024 | 43 PE7 3WN | Terraced | £164,000 | |
| 18 Dec 2023 | 35 PE7 3WN | Flat or maisonette | £157,500 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 14 Apr 2023 | 18 PE7 3WN | Detached | £430,000 | |
| 12 Jan 2023 | 8 PE7 3WN | Detached | £310,000 | |
| 6 Oct 2022 | 37 PE7 3WN | Semi-detached | £142,500 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 6 Oct 2022 | 65 PE7 3WN | Terraced | £142,500 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 2 Aug 2022 | 8 PE7 3WN | Detached | £360,000 | |
| 14 Jan 2022 | 38 PE7 3WN | Detached | £350,000 | |
| 14 Jan 2022 | 50 PE7 3WN | Detached | £290,000 | |
| 10 Dec 2021 | 15 PE7 3WN | Terraced | £210,000 | |
| 29 Apr 2021 | 6 PE7 3WN | Detached | £350,000 | |
| 20 Jan 2021 | 5 PE7 3WN | Terraced | £145,500 | |
| 26 Nov 2020 | 7 PE7 3WN | Terraced | £152,250 | |
| 3 Feb 2020 | 17 PE7 3WN | Terraced | £145,000 | |
| 2 Dec 2019 | 58 PE7 3WN | Detached | £255,000 | |
| 2 Aug 2019 | 45 PE7 3WN | Terraced | £137,500 | |
| 8 Jul 2019 | 39 PE7 3WN | Flat or maisonette | £122,000 | |
| 10 May 2019 | 41 PE7 3WN | Terraced | £128,000 | |
| 21 Feb 2019 | 8 PE7 3WN | Detached | £255,000 | |
| 25 May 2018 | 35 PE7 3WN | Flat or maisonette | £132,500 | |
| 18 May 2018 | 50 PE7 3WN | Detached | £250,000 | |
| 13 Jan 2017 | 69 PE7 3WN | Terraced | £115,000 | |
| 10 Jan 2017 | 20 PE7 3WN | Detached | £295,000 | |
| 14 Oct 2016 | 10 PE7 3WN | Detached | £199,000 | |
| 30 Mar 2016 | 37 PE7 3WN | Semi-detached | £107,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 14 Jan 2016 | 38 PE7 3WN | Detached | £250,000 | |
| 23 Oct 2015 | 7 PE7 3WN | Terraced | £125,000 | |
| 2 Oct 2015 | 65 PE7 3WN | Terraced | £125,000 | |
| 4 Jun 2015 | 29 PE7 3WN | Terraced | £110,000 | |
| 30 Apr 2015 | 18 PE7 3WN | Detached | £227,500 | |
| 10 Oct 2014 | 23 PE7 3WN | Terraced | £108,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 20 Jun 2014 | 38 PE7 3WN | Detached | £215,000 | |
| 2 May 2014 | 3 PE7 3WN | Terraced | £125,000 | |
| 28 Feb 2014 | 11 PE7 3WN | Terraced | £124,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 19 Feb 2014 | 27 PE7 3WN | Terraced | £87,000 | |
| 10 Jan 2014 | 40 PE7 3WN | Detached | £182,000 | |
| 6 Jan 2014 | 71 PE7 3WN | Terraced | £96,000 | |
| 15 Feb 2013 | 7 PE7 3WN | Terraced | £110,000 | |
| 7 Feb 2013 | 2 PE7 3WN | Detached | £218,500 | |
| 14 Dec 2012 | 3 PE7 3WN | Terraced | £110,000 | |
| 6 Jun 2012 | 22 PE7 3WN | Detached | £237,500 | |
| 1 Jun 2012 | 34 PE7 3WN | Detached | £199,500 | |
| 20 Mar 2012 | 52 PE7 3WN | Detached | £165,000 | |
| 23 Sep 2011 | 1 PE7 3WN | Terraced | £128,500 | |
| 9 Sep 2011 | 43 PE7 3WN | Terraced | £100,000 | |
| 4 Jul 2011 | 8 PE7 3WN | Detached | £200,000 | |
| 9 Dec 2010 | 21 PE7 3WN | Terraced | £105,000 | |
| 9 Nov 2010 | 22 PE7 3WN | Detached | £236,000 | |
| 4 Dec 2009 | 40 PE7 3WN | Detached | £161,000 |
Energy performance certificates
61 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 56 m². Most common: House, detached (22); House, mid-terrace (12); House, end-terrace (11). Built: 1991-1995 (29); 1983-1990 (18); 1996-2002 (10). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (34); rented (private) (14); rented (social) (3).
Each home's certificates and sales (33 addresses)
- 2, Cookson Close, Yaxley
- 3, Cookson Close, Yaxley
- 5, West End, Yaxley
- 8, Cookson Close, Yaxley
- 9, Cookson Close, Yaxley
- 10, Cookson Close, Yaxley
- 11, West End, Yaxley
- 12, Cookson Walk, Yaxley
- 14, Cookson Close, Yaxley
- 15, Cookson Walk, Yaxley
- 18, Cookson Close, Yaxley
- 20, Cookson Close, Yaxley
- 22, Cookson Close, Yaxley
- 23, West End, Yaxley
- 31, Cookson Close, Yaxley
- 32, Cookson Close, Yaxley
- 34, Cookson Close, Yaxley
- 39, Cookson Close, Yaxley
- 40, Cookson Close, Yaxley
- 41, Cookson Close, Yaxley
- 45, Cookson Close, Yaxley
- 46 Cookson Close, Yaxley
- 47, Cookson Close, Yaxley
- 48, Cookson Close, Yaxley
- 49, Cookson Close, Yaxley
- 50, Cookson Close, Yaxley
- 52, Cookson Close, Yaxley
- 53, Cookson Close, Yaxley
- 58, Cookson Close, Yaxley
- 61, Cookson Close, Yaxley
- 63, Cookson Close, Yaxley
- 67, Cookson Close, Yaxley
- 75, Cookson Close, Yaxley
Council tax
What each band costs in Huntingdonshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,556 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,704 | £1,988 | £2,272 | £2,556 | £3,124 | £3,693 | £4,261 | £5,113 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band C (27% of about 1,750 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 4 addresses are in areas at high risk, 15 at medium risk and 6 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 104 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 15 medium, 0 low and 0 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: at least one postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE7 3WN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 9 / 1 | unlikely |
| PE7 3WW | zone 3 | 3 / 6 / 5 | unlikely |
| PE7 3LJ | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 103 addresses are between 1 m and 6 m above sea level (4 m on average); the ground rises about 5 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PE7 3LJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| PE7 3WN | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| PE7 3WW | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Peterborough 5.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 7.4 km (4.6 miles) |
| Whittlesea 51,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.8 km (6.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Church Street Yaxley | 250 m |
| Bus or coach station | Serpentine Green Hampton | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) |
| Car parks | Milestone Hotel Car Park | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 3.1 km (2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 70.9 km (44 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Yaxley Group Practice | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Allied Pharmacy Yaxley | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | The Hamptons Hospital | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| Police station | Hampton Police Station | 3.1 km (2 miles) |
| Cash machines | BR Spar Yaxley, Yaxley Cashzone | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5,890 m² | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 320 m² | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.7 ha | 390 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 8,290 m² | 350 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Parish Church of St Peter, a listed building (Grade I), 420 m (0.3 miles) north-west. 17 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Parish Church of St Peter | Listed building, Grade I | 420 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Site of the Norman Cross Depot for Prisoners of War | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Madam White's Covert | Wood | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north-west |
| The Roughs | Wood | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south |
| Robin's Wood | Wood | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) north-west |
| Stilton Roughs | Wood | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) south-east |
| Sunset Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) north |
| Alwalton Hill | Hill | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 101 | 103 |
2 of the street's 103 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Huntingdonshire: see them on the Huntingdonshire page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yaxley Infant School | Primary | 4–7 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| William de Yaxley Church of England Academy | Primary | 7–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Fourfields Community Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Great Haddon Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yaxley Community Sports Club CIC PE7 3NA | Pub/bar/nightclub | 210 m | 5 Very good | 21 Jul 2026 |
| The Lancaster Lounge PE7 3LB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 380 m | 5 Very good | 7 Aug 2026 |
| Curry Delight PE7 3LD | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 390 m | 4 Good | 18 Jun 2025 |
| Three horseshoes PE7 3LD | Pub/bar/nightclub | 390 m | 4 Good | 6 Jan 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 10 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 4 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Cookson Close (16); On or near Wykes Way (3); On or near West End (2); On or near Wykes Road (1); On or near Holme Road (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 73% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 43% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 12% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 40% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 57% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 16% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 25% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 8 to 9 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
- Energy certificates New energy certificate: band D, house, detached (lodged 30 October 2026) found 2 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- PE7 3WN: 86 addresses of 91 in the postcode
- PE7 3WW: 9 addresses of 34 in the postcode
- PE7 3LJ: 8 addresses of 41 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Cookson Walk · Holme Road · Main Street · West End · Abbot Way · Wykes Road · Main Street · Laurel Close · Wykes Way · Church Street · Westfield Road · Leading Drove
All the streets in PE7 and across Huntingdonshire.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.