Earith Road Colne, Huntingdonshire
65 addresses across 7 postcodes (PE28), about 820 m (0.5 miles) long, classed as a b road. USRN 17801015.
- Sales: 22 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £700,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 21 homes have an energy certificate (B: 6, C: 10, D: 3, E: 1, F: 1).
- Flood: 13 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 74% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Huntingdon, about 15 km (9.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, The Green, is about 460 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 6 to 10 m above sea level.
- Noise: 42 of its 65 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Over Surgery, about 5.8 km (3.6 miles) away.
- People: About 900 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 83% of households owned their home and 36% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | £700,000 | £700,000 | £700,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £700,000 | £700,000 | £700,000 |
| 2022 | 2 | £397,500 | £115,000 | £680,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £425,000 | £425,000 | £425,000 |
| 2017 | 3 | £305,000 | £190,000 | £360,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £295,000 | £295,000 | £295,000 |
| 2014 | 2 | £277,500 | £240,000 | £315,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £160,000 | £160,000 | £160,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £445,000 | £445,000 | £445,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £234,200 | £234,200 | £234,200 |
| 2005 | 1 | £220,000 | £220,000 | £220,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | £248,500 | £248,500 | £248,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Sep 2024 | YEW HOUSE PE28 3NL | Detached | £700,000 | |
| 20 Dec 2023 | OAK TREE PE28 3NL | Detached | £700,000 | |
| 20 Oct 2023 | YEW HOUSE PE28 3NL | Other | £360,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 7 Nov 2022 | 4 PE28 3NJ | Semi-detached | £115,000 | |
| 28 Jul 2022 | PENNYCROSS PE28 3NL | Detached | £680,000 | |
| 5 Nov 2021 | ORCHARD VIEW PE28 3NJ | Detached | £425,000 | |
| 18 Dec 2017 | SEOFON PE28 3NL | Semi-detached | £360,000 | |
| 27 Oct 2017 | STUBBINGS PE28 3NL | Detached | £305,000 | |
| 27 Oct 2017 | THE ELKS PE28 3NL | Other | £305,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 17 Mar 2017 | NEW FARM PE28 3NL | Detached | £190,000 | |
| 16 Sep 2016 | BROOK HOUSE PE28 3NL | Detached | £295,000 | |
| 25 Feb 2014 | THE ARK PE28 3NL | Detached | £315,000 | |
| 6 Feb 2014 | 1 PE28 3NJ | Semi-detached | £240,000 | |
| 1 Jul 2010 | BROOK HOUSE PE28 3NL | Detached | £160,000 | |
| 20 Dec 2007 | CROSS HOUSE PE28 3NL | Detached | £445,000 | |
| 4 Oct 2006 | SEOFON PE28 3NL | Semi-detached | £234,200 | |
| 28 Jul 2005 | LANSDOWNE PE28 3NL | Detached | £220,000 | |
| 28 Oct 2004 | THE ARK PE28 3NL | Detached | £248,500 | |
| 4 Jan 2002 | ORCHARD VIEW PE28 3NJ | Detached | £141,000 | |
| 26 Jul 2000 | CROSS HOUSE PE28 3NL | Detached | £190,300 | |
| 14 Aug 1998 | FAIRFIELD PE28 3NL | Detached | £128,900 | |
| 25 Jul 1997 | CORNBORO PE28 3NL | Semi-detached | £49,995 | New build. |
Energy performance certificates
21 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 136 m². Most common: House, detached (15); House, semi-detached (5); Bungalow, detached (1). Built: 1900-1929 (4); 1967-1975 (4); 1930-1949 (3). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (12); rented (social) (2); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (7 addresses)
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 neighbourhood around this street: most are in band C (35% of about 810 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 2.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 4 protected trees on or by this street.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- DODDINGTON COTTAGE, grade II
- WAVERLY COTTAGE, grade II
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 4 addresses are in areas at high risk, 9 at medium risk and 17 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
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: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE28 3NL | not in 2 or 3 | 3 / 4 / 2 | unlikely |
| PE28 3NJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| PE28 3ND | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 7 | unlikely |
| PE28 3PD | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 3 / 1 | unlikely |
| PE28 3NN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| PE28 3NW | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 1 / 6 | unlikely |
| PE28 3RE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 65 addresses are between 6 m and 10 m above sea level (8 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PE28 3ND | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| PE28 3NJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| PE28 3NL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| PE28 3NN | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| PE28 3NW | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| PE28 3PD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| PE28 3RE | 74% | 74% | 74% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Huntingdon 1.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 15 km (9.3 miles) |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Dunholt Way Colne | 260 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station St Ives | 7.8 km (4.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | bp Pulse | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Stansted Airport STN | 55.6 km (35 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Over Surgery | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | J W Anderson Dispensing Chemist | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Church Street Dental Practice | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Royal Papworth Hospital | 14.9 km (9.3 miles) |
| Police station | Chatteris Police Station | 9.9 km (6.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | Br Spar Warboys, Warboys | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Green 1,150 m² | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 630 m² | 370 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,040 m² | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.5 ha | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Moated site 90m north west of Moat House, a scheduled monument, 600 m (0.4 miles) west. 13 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Moated site 90m north west of Moat House | Scheduled monument | 600 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Deadman's Hill | Hill | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Chapel Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| The Long Holt | Wood | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) south |
| Somersham Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) north-west |
| Long Holme | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south |
| Ouse Fen | Wetland | 3.3 km (2 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 22 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 19 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 23 | 65 |
42 of the street's 65 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Helen's Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Earith Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Report card (Jul 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 2 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Elizabeth Way (2); On or near Osier Holt (1); On or near Earith Road (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 83% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 51% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 41% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 35% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 7 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 C, house, detached (lodged 30 October 2026) found 2 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- PE28 3NL: 32 addresses of 38 in the postcode
- PE28 3NJ: 26 addresses of 30 in the postcode
- PE28 3ND: 2 addresses of 98 in the postcode
- PE28 3PD: 2 addresses of 7 in the postcode
- PE28 3NN: 1 address of 7 in the postcode
- PE28 3NW: 1 address of 34 in the postcode
- PE28 3RE: 1 address of 46 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Elizabeth Way · Osier Holt · Dunholt Way · East Street · The Vineyard · Manor Place
All the streets in PE28 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.