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Peterborough Road, Castor, Peterborough, PE5

Land size
1.15 acres
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
2

Key Features

  • Originally built in 1948, with extensions in the 1980s
  • Been in the current ownership since 1980, in need of some updating
  • Principal bedroom with en suite, 4 further bedrooms, bathroom
  • Kitchen/breakfast room with AGA, 3 receptions
  • Elevated grounds, with sweeping gravel driveway
  • Double garage, side garage with workshop, potting shed
  • Set within the village conservation area, in grounds of circa 1.15 acres
  • Main House 2,300 sq ft (214 sqm)
  • Council Tax band G, Peterborough City Council
  • NO ONWARD CHAIN

Description

NEW TO THE MARKET - a traditional 5-bedroom detached family home, set back in private, elevated grounds of just over an acre near the centre of Castor village. NO ONWARD CHAIN.
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The Property
Built in 1948, Five Elms has been home to the current owners since 1980. The house sits in an enviable elevated position behind a stone wall and mature hedging on Peterborough Road, in a large plot of just over an acre. Offering an excellent opportunity for refurbishment and personalisation, the accommodation is traditionally laid out with all the reception rooms leading off the central hallway. The kitchen/breakfast room catches the morning sun and is set around an oil-fired Aga.
Upstairs there are four double bedroom (principal with en suite) and a single bedroom and a large family bathroom that offers a full 5-piece bathroom suite. Outside there is a double and single garage, potting shed, store and WC.

Location
The charming conservation village of Castor is situated approximately 5 miles west of Peterborough amidst attractive rolling countryside. The village comprises a mixture of houses and cottages, many of which are listed for architectural and historic reasons. It offers a wide range of amenities including church, village hall, a number of public houses, coffee shop and primary school. Close by, the A47 provides access to Peterborough, Leicester and the A1M (just over two miles away). From the Peterborough City Centre there is a high-speed rail link to London King’s Cross with a publicised journey time of approximately 50 minutes.

Outside
Five Elms sits almost centrally with a plot of circa 1.15 acres. A sweeping gravel driveway leads to parking in front of a double garage with a storage space over and a single garage. The large front garden is mainly laid to lawn and screened by mature hedging. To the side of the house there is a potting shed, outside store & WC. The rear garden rises gently & is mainly laid to lawn. There are a number of fruit trees & a small copse at the rear.

Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
G
Date Posted
2026-09-08

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 1,222 Homes with Land listings in East Anglia (1+ acres).

This Property£869,565 / acre
Homes with Land Average (1+ acres) £376,097 / acre
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Energy Performance Certificate

Energy Efficiency Rating

Very energy efficient - lower running costs
CurrentPotential
(92+)A
(81-91)B
(69-80)C
(55-68)D
(39-54)E
(21-38)F
(1-20)G
39 E
67 D

Based on UK Energy Performance Certificate standards (EU Directive 2002/91/EC)

Running costs are one side. Planning activity, flood history and ground risks for this location are in the full report.

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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Broadband
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Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions

Public Rights of Way
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

Accessibility
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Parking
Garage, Off-Street Parking
Garden
Garden

Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

5.5 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre

Suitable for

  • 4K streaming on every screen
  • Full-time home working
  • Online gaming & big downloads

Mobile signal

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.

Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.

Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.

Nearest Schools

Primary

  • Castor CofE Primary School127 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    185
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Orton Wistow Primary School1.5 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    378
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Ormiston Meadows Academy2.1 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    181
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Longthorpe Primary Academy2.4 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    401
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Nova Primary Academy2.5 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    343
    Type
    Academy sponsor led

Secondary

  • Ormiston Bushfield Academy2.5 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 19
    Pupils
    1,212
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Nene Park Academy2.6 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 19
    Pupils
    1,478
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Jack Hunt Academy2.7 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,939
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Queen Katharine Academy3.9 milesOfsted: Inadequate *
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,619
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Hampton College4.1 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 19
    Pupils
    1,608
    Type
    Academy converter

* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.

Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.

Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.

Amenities

Supermarket

Tesco Wistow Way Orton Express, Peterborough1.6 miles
Co-op Petrol Orton, Peterborough2.4 miles
Iceland Orton Food Warehouse, Peterborough2.5 miles

GP surgery

Ailsworth Medical Centre0.7 miles

Pharmacy

Halls The Chemist331 metres

Hospital

Fitzwilliam Hospital1.8 miles

Green space

Allotments Or Community Growing Spaces547 metres

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

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Getting Around

Nearest station

Peterborough Rail Station3.8 miles

Nearest bus stop

Splash Lane71 metres

Typical drive times

Crowland16 min · 12 miles
Stamford14 min · 9.4 miles
Market Deeping16 min · 11 miles
Peterborough (city)9 min · 5.1 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.

Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.

Flood Risk

From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Flood Zone 1Lower risk

Surface water

Outside the mapped risk bandsVery low risk

These bandings are the summary. Where this location sits on the flood maps, plus planning activity, heritage and ground risks, is in the full report.

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