Little Acre, Chapel Gate, Whaplode Drove, Spalding, PE12 0TR
About Little Acre
Little Acre is a detached house in Whaplode Drove, Spalding, Spalding (PE12 0TR). It has a recorded floor area of 182 m² (around 1959 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2014) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in July 2014 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 61). Main heating runs on bottled lpg. The latest certificate is from November 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 182 m² the property is well over the postcode median (98 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£194/sq ft) was about 50.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £380,000 in March 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Little Acre's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Nov 2024
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Little Acre has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£406,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£380,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 March 2021Most recent
£380,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PE12 0TR: £300,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in PE12 0TR
19 Chapel Gate, Whaplode Drove, Spalding, PE12 0TR
Sold Nov 2024
£228,50011 Chapel Gate, Whaplode Drove, Spalding, PE12 0TR
Sold Sept 2021
£345,00015 Chapel Gate, Whaplode Drove, Spalding, PE12 0TR
Sold Jun 2021
£348,0005 Chapel Gate, Whaplode Drove, Spalding, PE12 0TR
Sold Apr 2021
£191,500Oakwood, Chapel Gate, Whaplode Drove, Spalding, PE12 0TR
Sold Mar 2021
£300,000
Versus other Chapel Gate homes
Habitable Rooms for Little Acre runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,088
Street avg £1,792
Floor Area
182 m²
Street avg 127 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 6.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.7 km
Parsons Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
2.4 km
Shepeau Stow Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB







