School Lane Bythorn, Huntingdonshire
17 addresses across 3 postcodes (PE28), about 150 m long, classed as a minor road. USRN 17802818.
- Sales: 15 recorded sales since 1995; in 2021 the median was £493,475 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 7 homes have an energy certificate (D: 3, E: 3, F: 1).
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is 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 F; Band D in Huntingdonshire costs £2,556 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 20% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Wellingborough, about 17.2 km (11 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, The Green, is about 60 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 50 to 60 m above sea level.
- Noise: 11 of its 17 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Marshalls Road Surgery, about 6.8 km (4.2 miles) away.
- People: About 340 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 80% of households owned their home and 50% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 5 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often criminal damage and arson.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | £493,475 | £287,000 | £699,950 |
| 2019 | 2 | £397,500 | £345,000 | £450,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £389,000 | £389,000 | £389,000 |
| 2013 | 2 | £461,250 | £425,000 | £497,500 |
| 2003 | 2 | £291,152 | £147,304 | £435,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | £385,000 | £385,000 | £385,000 |
| 2000 | 1 | £370,000 | £370,000 | £370,000 |
| 1999 | 3 | £123,000 | £53,334 | £133,000 |
| 1997 | 1 | £170,000 | £170,000 | £170,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Nov 2021 | ROSE COTTAGE PE28 0QS | Detached | £699,950 | |
| 15 Apr 2021 | 1 PE28 0QS | Semi-detached | £287,000 | |
| 21 Jun 2019 | PLAYGROUND COTTAGE PE28 0QS | Detached | £345,000 | |
| 7 Jun 2019 | 3 PE28 0QS | Terraced | £450,000 | |
| 7 Mar 2016 | ROSE COTTAGE PE28 0QS | Detached | £389,000 | |
| 1 Oct 2013 | THE OLD SCHOOL HOUSE PE28 0QS | Detached | £425,000 | |
| 28 Mar 2013 | MEADOW VIEW, 2 PE28 0QS | Detached | £497,500 | |
| 22 Oct 2003 | 3 PE28 0QS | Terraced | £147,304 | |
| 15 Aug 2003 | THE OLD SCHOOL HOUSE PE28 0QS | Detached | £435,000 | |
| 18 Dec 2001 | MEADOW VIEW, 2 PE28 0QS | Detached | £385,000 | |
| 13 Oct 2000 | MEADOW VIEW, 2 PE28 0QS | Detached | £370,000 | |
| 22 Oct 1999 | MEADOW VIEW, 2 PE28 0QS | Detached | £123,000 | |
| 9 Sep 1999 | THE OLD SCHOOL HOUSE PE28 0QS | Detached | £133,000 | |
| 27 Jan 1999 | PLAYGROUND COTTAGE PE28 0QS | Detached | £53,334 | |
| 22 Aug 1997 | ROSE COTTAGE PE28 0QS | Detached | £170,000 |
Energy performance certificates
7 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 200 m². Most common: House, detached (5); House, semi-detached (2). Built: before 1900 (4); 1996-2002 (2); 1967-1975 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (5).
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 F (23% of about 770 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, BYTHORN (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 4.
- 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
- BYFIELD COTTAGE, grade II
- ROSE COTTAGE, grade II
- THE COTTAGE, grade II
- WHITE HART PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
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, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 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 0QS | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| PE28 0QR | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| PE28 0QN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 17 addresses are between 50 m and 60 m above sea level (56 m on average); the ground rises about 10 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PE28 0QN | 100% | 20% | 20% | 0% |
| PE28 0QR | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| PE28 0QS | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Wellingborough 981,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 17.2 km (11 miles) |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest School Lane Bythorn | 80 m |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 6.9 km (4.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 55.4 km (34 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Marshalls Road Surgery | 6.8 km (4.2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Thrapston Pharmacy | 6.7 km (4.2 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Burnawn House (Dental Surgery) | 6.6 km (4.1 miles) |
| Hospital | Rushden Hospital | 13.9 km (8.6 miles) |
| Police station | Bedfordshire Police - Riseley Police Station | 13.4 km (8.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | Bp - Brampton Hut Sf Connect, Brampton | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Green 1,640 m² | 60 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 810 m² | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,470 m² | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Parish Church of St Lawrence, a listed building (Grade II*), 100 m north. 12 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Parish Church of St Lawrence | Listed building, Grade II* | 100 m north |
| Site of old manor house at Keyston | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Two post mill mounds 560m and 660m north west of St John the Baptist's Church | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Ramsclose Coppice | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Crows' Nest Hill | Hill | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) south-west |
| George's Thorns | Wood | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) north-west |
| Chequer Hill Coppice | Wood | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) north |
| Mickle Hill | Hill | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) south |
| Hunt's Close Gorse | Wood | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.3 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 10 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 6 | 17 |
11 of the street's 17 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
No open schools within 2 km (1.2 miles).
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Warren Lane (3); On or near Church Lane (1); On or near Main Street (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 48 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 80% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 42% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 52% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 41% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 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) | 18% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 23% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 50% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 6% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 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
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- PE28 0QS: 9 addresses
- PE28 0QR: 7 addresses of 37 in the postcode
- PE28 0QN: 1 address of 43 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Main Street · Church Lane · Church Lane · Clack Lane · Thrapston Road · White Hart Cottage
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.