Main Street Cotterstock, North Northamptonshire
86 addresses across 3 postcodes (PE8), about 1.2 km (0.8 miles) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 12800277.
- Sales: 61 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £650,000 across 3 sales.
- Energy: 35 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 8, D: 13, E: 8, F: 3, G: 2).
- Flood: 2 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 G; Band D in North Northamptonshire costs £2,424 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Corby, about 15.1 km (9.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 1.8 km (1.1 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 18 to 34 m above sea level.
- Noise: 25 of its 86 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Oundle, about 2.2 km (1.4 miles) away.
- People: About 160 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 84% of households owned their home and 55% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | £650,000 | £625,000 | £800,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £500,000 | £500,000 | £500,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £635,000 | £635,000 | £635,000 |
| 2021 | 2 | £576,250 | £300,000 | £852,500 |
| 2020 | 2 | £245,000 | £245,000 | £245,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £330,000 | £330,000 | £330,000 |
| 2017 | 2 | £383,750 | £350,000 | £417,500 |
| 2016 | 1 | £343,000 | £343,000 | £343,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £575,000 | £575,000 | £575,000 |
| 2014 | 4 | £495,000 | £320,000 | £1,800,000 |
| 2013 | 2 | £435,000 | £295,000 | £575,000 |
| 2012 | 3 | £220,000 | £220,000 | £2,000,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 May 2024 | BARLEYMEAD PE8 5HD | Detached | £625,000 | |
| 24 Apr 2024 | GEMINI PE8 5HD | Detached | £650,000 | |
| 9 Feb 2024 | ASHFIELD PE8 5HD | Detached | £800,000 | |
| 17 Nov 2023 | EMMWESE PE8 5HD | Semi-detached | £500,000 | |
| 12 May 2022 | NUTMEG HOUSE PE8 5HD | Detached | £635,000 | |
| 29 Jun 2021 | THE DOVE HOUSE PE8 5HD | Detached | £852,500 | |
| 7 Apr 2021 | 2 PE8 5HD | Terraced | £300,000 | |
| 21 Dec 2020 | ACORN COTTAGE PE8 5HD | Terraced | £245,000 | |
| 23 Oct 2020 | MIDDLE COTTAGE PE8 5HD | Terraced | £245,000 | |
| 10 Jan 2020 | 2, COURTYARD PE8 5HD | Semi-detached | £390,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 3 Dec 2019 | THE COTTAGES PE8 5HD | Other | £695,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 18 Jul 2019 | 1, COURTYARD PE8 5HD | Terraced | £425,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 15 Jun 2018 | GATEHOUSE COTTAGE PE8 5HD | Detached | £330,000 | |
| 30 Nov 2017 | CHIPPINGS PE8 5HD | Detached | £350,000 | |
| 24 Feb 2017 | SHENAVALL PE8 5HD | Detached | £417,500 | |
| 31 Jan 2017 | CHURCH FARM PE8 5HD | Other | £2,630,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 29 Jul 2016 | BAYTHORN PE8 5HD | Semi-detached | £343,000 | |
| 22 Jul 2015 | APRIL COTTAGE PE8 5HD | Semi-detached | £575,000 | |
| 16 Dec 2014 | APPLETREE COTTAGE PE8 5HD | Detached | £450,000 | |
| 22 Aug 2014 | DUCKS REST PE8 5HD | Detached | £320,000 | |
| 12 Mar 2014 | THE COTTAGES PE8 5HD | Detached | £540,000 | |
| 27 Feb 2014 | COTTERSTOCK HOUSE PE8 5HD | Detached | £1,800,000 | |
| 30 Jul 2013 | LITTLE BEECHES PE8 5HD | Detached | £575,000 | |
| 5 Jul 2013 | BAYTHORN PE8 5HD | Semi-detached | £295,000 | |
| 20 Dec 2012 | 2 PE8 5HD | Terraced | £220,000 | |
| 12 Dec 2012 | 3 PE8 5HD | Terraced | £220,000 | |
| 31 Jul 2012 | MILL HOUSE PE8 5HD | Detached | £2,000,000 | |
| 25 Nov 2011 | 4 PE8 5HD | Semi-detached | £233,500 | |
| 31 Oct 2011 | GREY VILLA PE8 5HD | Detached | £370,000 | |
| 8 Jan 2008 | MILLFIELD HOUSE PE8 5HD | Detached | £690,000 | |
| 4 May 2007 | THE DOVE HOUSE PE8 5HD | Detached | £595,000 | |
| 24 Apr 2006 | THE DORMOUSE PE8 5HD | Detached | £330,000 | |
| 6 Jan 2006 | APPLETREE COTTAGE PE8 5HD | Detached | £287,500 | |
| 15 Jul 2005 | 4 PE8 5HD | Semi-detached | £215,000 | |
| 26 Nov 2004 | 2 PE8 5HD | Terraced | £180,000 | |
| 30 Jul 2004 | THE COTTAGE PE8 5HD | Detached | £280,000 | |
| 2 Apr 2004 | BAYTHORN PE8 5HD | Detached | £177,250 | |
| 26 Mar 2004 | 1 PE8 5HD | Semi-detached | £173,500 | |
| 22 Jan 2004 | BARLEYMEAD PE8 5HD | Detached | £200,150 | |
| 18 Nov 2003 | DUCKS REST PE8 5HD | Detached | £250,000 | |
| 12 Nov 2003 | WOODPECKER LODGE PE8 5HD | Detached | £540,000 | |
| 21 Oct 2003 | 1 PE8 5HD | Semi-detached | £125,625 | |
| 16 Oct 2003 | 4 PE8 5HD | Semi-detached | £180,000 | |
| 4 Sep 2003 | AUTUMN LODGE PE8 5HD | Detached | £365,000 | |
| 7 Mar 2003 | 3 PE8 5HD | Terraced | £172,000 | |
| 9 Oct 2002 | 2 PE8 5HD | Terraced | £103,750 | |
| 10 Sep 2002 | MILLFIELD HOUSE PE8 5HD | Detached | £435,000 | |
| 12 Aug 2002 | LITTLE BEECHES PE8 5HD | Detached | £315,000 | |
| 17 May 2002 | 3 PE8 5HD | Terraced | £130,000 | |
| 26 Jul 2001 | 5 PE8 5HD | Terraced | £134,000 |
Energy performance certificates
35 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 155 m². Most common: House, detached (16); Bungalow, detached (5); House, mid-terrace (4). Built: before 1900 (12); 1996-2002 (6); 1900-1929 (4). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (25); rented (private) (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (18 addresses)
- 2, Main Street, Cotterstock
- 4, Main Street, Cotterstock
- Appletree Cottage, Main Street, Cotterstock
- April Cottage, Main Street, Cotterstock
- Autumn Lodge, Main Street, Cotterstock
- Baythorn, Main Street, Cotterstock
- Corner Cottage, Main Street, Cotterstock
- Dove Court, Main Street, Cotterstock
- Ducks Rest, Main Street, Cotterstock
- Furlongs, Main Street, Cotterstock
- Little Beeches, Main Street, Cotterstock
- Middle Cottage, Main Street, Cotterstock
- Millfield House, Main Street, Cotterstock
- Mill House, Main Street, Cotterstock
- Old Vicarage, Main Street, Cotterstock
- Rose Cottage, Main Street, Cotterstock
- Stonehaven, Main Street, Cotterstock
- Woodlands, Main Street, Cotterstock
Council tax
What each band costs in North Northamptonshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,424 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,616 | £1,885 | £2,155 | £2,424 | £2,963 | £3,501 | £4,040 | £4,848 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band G (20% of about 1,030 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Cotterstock. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 17.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- CHURCH OF ST ANDREW, grade I
- COTTERSTOCK HALL AND ATTACHED OUTBUILDINGS, grade I
- APRIL COTTAGE, grade II
- COFFIN SLAB APPROXIMATELY 2 METRES SOUTH WEST OF TOWER OF CHURCH OF ST ANDREW, grade II
- COTTERSTOCK HOUSE, grade II
- CROSS APPROXIMATELY 30 METRES SOUTH OF MANOR HOUSE AND DOVECOTE HOUSE, grade II
- DOVECOTE APPROXIMATELY 20 METRES NORTH WEST OF MANOR HOUSE AND DOVECOTE HOUSE, grade II
- Former stables to Cotterstock Hall, grade II
- GATEHOUSE COTTAGE, grade II
- K6 TELEPHONE KIOSK ABOUT 200 METRES WEST NORTH WEST OF COTTERSTOCK HALL, grade II
- LAMP POST APPROXIMATELY 25 METRES SOUTH WEST OF CHURCH OF ST ANDREW, grade II
- LAMP POST APPROXIMATELY 30 METRES SOUTH EAST OF MANOR HOUSE AND DOVECOTE HOUSE, grade II
- MILL HOUSE, grade II
- STONE TROUGH, APPROXIMATELY 1 METER NORTH OF CHANCEL OF CHURCH OF ST ANDREW, grade II
- THE COTTAGES, grade II
- THE MANOR HOUSE AND DOVECOTE HOUSE, grade II
- THE OLD VICARAGE AND VICARAGE COTTAGE, grade II
Roadworks
Planned, as of 31 October 2026
- 18 November 2026 to 24 November 2026: North Northamptonshire Council, Highway repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the carriageway (major (paa) works)
- 23 November 2026 to 25 November 2026: North Northamptonshire Council, Highway repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the carriageway (major works)
- 11 January 2027 to 13 January 2027: ANGLIAN WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the carriageway (major (paa) works, permit applied for)
Finished in the last three months
- 4 October 2026 to 6 October 2026: ANGLIAN WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, give and take, on the carriageway (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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 11 homes the Environment Agency counts, 1 are in areas at high risk, 0 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: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE8 5HD | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| PE8 5HH | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| PE8 5HB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 86 addresses are between 18 m and 34 m above sea level (24 m on average); the ground rises about 16 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PE8 5HB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| PE8 5HD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| PE8 5HH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Corby 561,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 15.1 km (9.4 miles) |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cotterstock Village DRT | 150 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 68.6 km (43 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Oundle | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Oundle Pharmacy | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 5 West Street [Dental Practice] | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Fitzwilliam Hospital | 14 km (8.7 miles) |
| Police station | Cambridgeshire Police | 13.7 km (8.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | Central England Co-Op - St Osyths Lane Cashzone | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 4,450 m² | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 390 m² | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Playing field | Oundle Town War Memorial Playing Field 1.3 ha | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6,280 m² | 120 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Cotterstock Hall and Attached Outbuildings, a listed building (Grade I), 490 m (0.3 miles) east. 19 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Cotterstock Hall and Attached Outbuildings | Listed building, Grade I | 490 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Church of St Andrew | Listed building, Grade I | 820 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Ashton Roman small town north east of Oundle | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Southwick Wood | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Sheep Pasture | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Wych Spinney | Wood | 2 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Bluebell Lakes | Lake or reservoir | 2 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Heron Rogers Wood | Wood | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south-west |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 3 km (1.9 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 22 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 61 | 86 |
25 of the street's 86 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 North Northamptonshire: see them on the North Northamptonshire page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oundle Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Good (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (northamptonshire).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 30% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 84% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 51% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 36% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 57% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 38% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 23% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 27% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 55% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | under 1% | 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 8 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
- Roadworks Street works permit: ANGLIAN WATER: Utility repair and maintenance works, 11 January 2027 to 13 January 2027 (road closure) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- PE8 5HD: 80 addresses of 85 in the postcode
- PE8 5HH: 5 addresses of 25 in the postcode
- PE8 5HB: 1 address of 7 in the postcode
Nearby streets
All the streets in PE8 and across North Northamptonshire.
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.