The Hollies Cottage, Back Bank, Whaplode Drove, Spalding, PE12 0TT
About The Hollies Cottage
The Hollies Cottage is a detached house in Whaplode Drove, Spalding, Spalding (PE12 0TT). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (May 2012) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from May 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 98 m² it sits well below the postcode median (149 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
Energy performance
The Hollies Cottage'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 May 2022
EPC Rating
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Planning history
The Hollies Cottage 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 Hollies Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£293,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in PE12 0TT: £365,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in PE12 0TT
Westerly, Back Bank, Whaplode Drove, Spalding, PE12 0TT
Sold Jan 2024
£330,000Kestrel House, Back Bank, Whaplode Drove, Spalding, PE12 0TT
Sold Nov 2023
£540,000Highbury Cottage, Back Bank, Whaplode Drove, Spalding, PE12 0TT
Sold Aug 2023
£350,000Field View, Back Bank, Whaplode Drove, Spalding, PE12 0TT
Sold Jul 2022
£470,000Owl Barn, Back Bank, Whaplode Drove, Spalding, PE12 0TT
Sold Jan 2022
£365,000
Versus other Back Bank homes
The Hollies Cottage is notably below the street on floor area.
EPC Rating
51 (E)
Street avg 53 (E)
Floor Area
98 m²
Street avg 146 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.8 t/year
Street avg 6.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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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
0.4 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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB







