131 Dog Drove South, Holbeach Drove, Spalding, PE12 0SD

131 Dog Drove South is a four-bedroom detached house in Holbeach Drove, Spalding, Spalding (PE12 0SD). It has a recorded floor area of 191 m² (around 2056 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2015) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in December 2014 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from October 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot.

Held since November 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 191 m² the property is well over the postcode median (145 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 2007–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 39.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £413,000 sits 158.1% above the 2007 sale of £160,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£78/sq ft) was about 53.6% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2013.