Southdown Road Yaxley, Huntingdonshire
63 addresses across 2 postcodes (PE7), about 340 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 17802429.
- Sales: 91 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £201,750 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 31 homes have an energy certificate (A: 1, B: 1, C: 10, D: 14, E: 4, 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 B; 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 6.6 km (4.1 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 600 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 8 to 15 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 63 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Yaxley Group Practice, about 150 m away.
- People: About 720 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 82% of households owned their home and 19% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 38 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 | 2 | £201,750 | £198,500 | £205,000 |
| 2023 | 2 | £226,250 | £220,000 | £232,500 |
| 2022 | 6 | £240,500 | £210,000 | £255,000 |
| 2021 | 2 | £166,500 | £125,000 | £208,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £195,000 | £195,000 | £195,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £120,000 | £120,000 | £120,000 |
| 2018 | 5 | £185,000 | £171,000 | £197,500 |
| 2017 | 2 | £185,000 | £179,000 | £191,000 |
| 2016 | 2 | £155,750 | £154,000 | £157,500 |
| 2015 | 4 | £149,000 | £140,000 | £158,000 |
| 2014 | 2 | £127,500 | £125,000 | £130,000 |
| 2013 | 2 | £118,750 | £116,000 | £121,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Oct 2025 | 52 PE7 3JR | Terraced | £198,500 | |
| 19 Aug 2025 | 26 PE7 3JR | Semi-detached | £205,000 | |
| 18 Aug 2023 | 5 PE7 3JR | Terraced | £220,000 | |
| 24 Feb 2023 | 33 PE7 3JR | Semi-detached | £232,500 | |
| 15 Sep 2022 | 36 PE7 3JR | Semi-detached | £220,000 | |
| 25 Aug 2022 | 11 PE7 3JR | Semi-detached | £255,000 | |
| 10 Aug 2022 | 29 PE7 3JR | Semi-detached | £255,000 | |
| 14 Apr 2022 | 34 PE7 3JR | Semi-detached | £226,000 | |
| 15 Feb 2022 | 10 PE7 3JR | Semi-detached | £210,000 | |
| 4 Feb 2022 | 54 PE7 3JR | Semi-detached | £255,000 | |
| 1 Jun 2021 | 50 PE7 3JR | Semi-detached | £125,000 | |
| 18 Mar 2021 | 19 PE7 3JR | Semi-detached | £208,000 | |
| 17 Dec 2020 | 34 PE7 3JR | Semi-detached | £195,000 | |
| 29 Mar 2019 | 9 PE7 3JR | Semi-detached | £120,000 | |
| 25 May 2018 | 19 PE7 3JR | Semi-detached | £197,500 | |
| 25 May 2018 | 20 PE7 3JR | Semi-detached | £190,000 | |
| 23 May 2018 | 74 PE7 3JR | Semi-detached | £185,000 | |
| 20 Apr 2018 | 72 PE7 3JR | Semi-detached | £171,000 | |
| 12 Apr 2018 | 32 PE7 3JR | Semi-detached | £171,000 | |
| 18 Dec 2017 | 8 PE7 3JR | Semi-detached | £191,000 | |
| 21 Apr 2017 | 40 PE7 3JR | Semi-detached | £162,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 13 Jan 2017 | 74 PE7 3JR | Semi-detached | £179,000 | |
| 6 Jan 2017 | 30 PE7 3JR | Semi-detached | £146,500 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 4 Jul 2016 | 34 PE7 3JR | Semi-detached | £154,000 | |
| 24 Mar 2016 | 28 PE7 3JR | Semi-detached | £157,500 | |
| 11 Dec 2015 | 50 PE7 3JR | Semi-detached | £140,000 | |
| 24 Jun 2015 | 32 PE7 3JR | Semi-detached | £145,000 | |
| 29 May 2015 | 74 PE7 3JR | Semi-detached | £153,000 | |
| 15 Jan 2015 | 24 PE7 3JR | Semi-detached | £158,000 | |
| 14 Mar 2014 | 19 PE7 3JR | Semi-detached | £130,000 | |
| 20 Feb 2014 | 20 PE7 3JR | Semi-detached | £125,000 | |
| 30 Aug 2013 | 74 PE7 3JR | Semi-detached | £121,500 | |
| 10 Apr 2013 | 70 PE7 3JR | Semi-detached | £116,000 | |
| 8 Jun 2012 | 16 PE7 3JR | Semi-detached | £125,000 | |
| 19 Jul 2011 | 8 PE7 3JR | Semi-detached | £136,000 | |
| 17 Sep 2010 | 33 PE7 3JR | Semi-detached | £129,000 | |
| 27 Nov 2009 | 21 PE7 3JR | Semi-detached | £120,000 | |
| 28 Aug 2009 | 46 PE7 3JR | Detached | £157,000 | |
| 21 Apr 2008 | 29 PE7 3JR | Semi-detached | £139,995 | |
| 7 Mar 2008 | 29 PE7 3JR | Semi-detached | £139,500 | |
| 1 Feb 2008 | 5 PE7 3JR | Terraced | £145,000 | |
| 11 Oct 2007 | 24 PE7 3JR | Semi-detached | £147,000 | |
| 23 Jul 2007 | 48 PE7 3JR | Semi-detached | £144,000 | |
| 20 Apr 2007 | 19 PE7 3JR | Semi-detached | £147,000 | |
| 19 Feb 2007 | 62 PE7 3JR | Semi-detached | £152,995 | |
| 3 Nov 2006 | 64 PE7 3JR | Semi-detached | £144,000 | |
| 30 Jun 2006 | 20 PE7 3JR | Semi-detached | £139,995 | |
| 6 Jun 2006 | 24 PE7 3JR | Semi-detached | £100,000 | |
| 13 Apr 2006 | 36 PE7 3JR | Semi-detached | £137,995 | |
| 20 Mar 2006 | 60 PE7 3JR | Semi-detached | £145,000 |
Energy performance certificates
31 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 73 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (28); Bungalow, semi-detached (2); House, detached (1). Built: 1967-1975 (17); 1950-1966 (9); 1976-1982 (5). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (20); rented (private) (3); rented (social) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (18 addresses)
- 5, Southdown Road, Yaxley
- 6, Southdown Road, Yaxley
- 8, Southdown Road, Yaxley
- 14, Southdown Road, Yaxley
- 16, Southdown Road, Yaxley
- 19, Southdown Road, Yaxley
- 20, Southdown Road, Yaxley
- 24, Southdown Road, Yaxley
- 30, Southdown Road, Yaxley
- 32, Southdown Road, Yaxley
- 40, Southdown Road, Yaxley
- 46, Southdown Road, Yaxley
- 52, Southdown Road, Yaxley
- 56, Southdown Road, Yaxley
- 70, Southdown Road, Yaxley
- 72, Southdown Road, Yaxley
- 74, Southdown Road, Yaxley
- 78, Southdown Road, 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 neighbourhood around this street: most are in band B (66% of about 590 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: 12 protected trees on or by this street.
- 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, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE7 3JR | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 8 | unlikely |
| PE7 3JL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 6 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 63 addresses are between 8 m and 15 m above sea level (11 m on average); the ground rises about 7 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PE7 3JL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| PE7 3JR | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Peterborough 5.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6.6 km (4.1 miles) |
| Whittlesea 51,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.7 km (6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 18 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Duck & Drake Yaxley | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Serpentine Green Hampton | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 71.7 km (45 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Yaxley Group Practice | 150 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Allied Pharmacy Yaxley | 150 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | The Hamptons Hospital | 3 km (1.8 miles) |
| Police station | Hampton Police Station | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest BR Spar Yaxley, Yaxley Cashzone | 370 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5,890 m² | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 410 m² | 230 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4.7 ha | 170 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 8,030 m² | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
14 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Robin's Wood | Wood | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) north-west |
| Serpentine Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north-west |
| Stilton Roughs | Wood | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) south-east |
| Sunset Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) north-west |
| Madam White's Covert | Wood | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) west |
| Alwalton Hill | Hill | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.7 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 62 | 63 |
1 of the street's 63 addresses is 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 | 120 m | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| William de Yaxley Church of England Academy | Primary | 7–11 | 360 m | Good (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Fourfields Community Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 770 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St John Henry Newman Catholic VA Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | No overall grade (Mar 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Great Haddon Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slimming World PE7 3JS | Retailers - other | 60 m | Exempt | |
| Duck & Drake Yaxley PE7 3LY | Pub/bar/nightclub | 100 m | 4 Good | 10 Sep 2025 |
| Taste of Thailand PE7 3LY | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 100 m | 5 Very good | 16 Sep 2025 |
| Stretton Pre School PE7 3LU | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 180 m | 5 Very good | 23 Sep 2026 |
| Star Kebab & Pizza PE7 3JL | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 290 m | 5 Very good | 20 Nov 2025 |
| Flamin fried chicken &burger PE7 3JL | Other catering premises | 290 m | 5 Very good | 26 Nov 2024 |
| Happy Dragon PE7 3JL | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 310 m | 4 Good | 4 Jun 2025 |
| Sunny cafe PE7 3JL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 310 m | 5 Very good | 10 Apr 2025 |
| Joe's Convenience Store PE7 3JJ | Retailers - other | 340 m | 4 Good | 17 Dec 2025 |
| Mums Sensations Yaxley PE7 3JJ | Retailers - other | 340 m | 5 Very good | 2 Apr 2026 |
| Wongs fish n chips PE7 3JJ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 350 m | 4 Good | 11 Feb 2026 |
| Golden gate PE7 3JJ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 350 m | 4 Good | 24 Aug 2025 |
| CLOUD CITY VAPES LTD PE7 3JJ | Retailers - other | 360 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| SPAR PE7 3JJ | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 360 m | 4 Good | 5 Feb 2025 |
| Nostra Cafe PE7 3JJ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 360 m | 5 Very good | 8 May 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 15 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 8 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 4 |
| Drugs | 3 |
| Other theft | 3 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Burglary | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Windsor Road (11); On or near Badger Close (7); On or near Sports/Recreation Area (6); On or near Litchfield Close (6); On or near Hawthorn Road (3).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 82% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 45% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 64% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 66% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 19% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 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 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
Nearby streets
Springfield Road · Litchfield Close · Badger Close · Main Street · Landsdowne Road · Hawthorn Road · Park Close · Windsor Road · Vixen Close · Orchard Walk · Birch Close · Askews Lane
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.