Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Old Police House, Back Bank, Whaplode Drove, Spalding, PE12 0TT
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
108 m²
1163 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 42
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About Old Police House
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Old Police House is a detached house in Whaplode Drove, Spalding, Spalding (PE12 0TT). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1163 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2025) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since January 2015. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Last changed hands 11 years ago, in July 2015. At 108 m² it's 27.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (149 m² median across 11 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £299,000 is 42.4% above the 2015 sale price.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Old Police House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jul 2025
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E42
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
7.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 28 July 2035
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Level 3 Building Survey
Mid 20th centuryDetached HouseEPC ENo mains gasLow flood risk
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Old Police House, Back Bank, Whaplode Drove, Spalding, PE12 0TT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Old Police House has no planning applications on record.
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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
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Old Police House valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£299,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2015)
£210,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
8 July 2015Most recent
£210,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PE12 0TT: £330,000 (2026–2023).
Nearby sales in PE12 0TT
Wilton Cottage, Back Bank, Whaplode Drove, Spalding, PE12 0TT
Sold Apr 2026
£350,000Flock Cottage, Back Bank, Whaplode Drove, Spalding, PE12 0TT
Sold Feb 2026
£235,000Westerly, Back Bank, Whaplode Drove, Spalding, PE12 0TT
Sold Feb 2025
£325,000Kestrel House, Back Bank, Whaplode Drove, Spalding, PE12 0TT
Sold Nov 2023
£540,000Highbury Cottage, Back Bank, Whaplode Drove, Spalding, PE12 0TT
Sold Aug 2023
£350,000
Versus other Back Bank homes
Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Old Police House is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
Price per m²
£1,944
Street avg £2,240
Floor Area
108 m²
Street avg 145 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.0 t/year
Street avg 6.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Spalding district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
226/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Demand Responsive Area — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 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
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PE12 0TT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
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