5 Chapel Gate, Whaplode Drove, Spalding, PE12 0TR

5 Chapel Gate is a two-bedroom detached house in Whaplode Drove, Spalding, Spalding (PE12 0TR). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since July 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views.

At 59 m² it sits well below the postcode median (105 m² across 22 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Most recent transfer: April 2021 at £191,500. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £233,000 is 21.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£302/sq ft) was about 132% above the typical sold price in the postcode.