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Elder Cottage, Main Road, Gedney Drove End, Spalding, PE12 9PD

3 sales on record

Estimated value

£220,000

  • Since the 2020 sale (£160,000)+38%
  • Against PE12 9PD's recent median (£170,000)+29%

Newest record on this page: May 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
86 m²
926 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 38
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£220,000

  • Against its 2020 sale (£160,000)+38%
  • Against PE12 9PD's recent median (£170,000)+29%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Elder Cottage is modelled from its 86 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in PE12 9PD. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    86 m² from the EPC lodged in April 2024

  • Sales of this home

    3 sales recorded, the latest in 2020

  • Recent sales in PE12 9PD

    5 sales, median £170,000 (2025–2024)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: May 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
PlanningNone on this homeFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1998.

Sales timeline

  1. 14 February 2020Most recent

    £160,000

    +45.5%over 6 years

  2. 28 November 2013

    £110,000

    +168.3%over 15 years

  3. 25 May 1998

    £41,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PE12 9PD: £170,000 (2025–2024).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

2 potential issues have already been flagged for Elder Cottage, Main Road, Gedney Drove End, Spalding, PE12 9PD. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Signs of HMO activity in the areaIn report
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About Elder Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Elder Cottage is a detached house in Gedney Drove End, Spalding, Spalding (PE12 9PD). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (April 2024) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. When first surveyed in September 2010 the rating was G, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and main heating went from Very Poor to Average; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 1998–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £220,000 is 37.5% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£173/sq ft) was about 28.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £160,000 in February 2020.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Elder Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Apr 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F38
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 18 April 2034

7 years remaining

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Sept 2019from Sept 2010
EPC improved fromG17toE40
Main Fuel
LPGOil

Fuel source changed

Hot Water
Very PoorAverage

Hot water efficiency improved

Windows
AverageGood

Window efficiency improved

Low Energy Lighting
100%71%

Low energy lighting percentage decreased

Apr 2024from Sept 2019
EPC improved fromE40toF38
Roof Insulation
UninsulatedInsulated

Roof insulation improved

Low Energy Lighting
71%50%

Low energy lighting percentage decreased

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Elder Cottage, Main Road, Gedney Drove End, Spalding, PE12 9PD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Elder Cottage has no planning applications on record.

7

But the area is active

7 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

On the street

Versus other Main Road homes

Four headline reads against 29 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Elder Cottage outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,860

Street avg £1,771

On par

Floor Area

86 m²

Street avg 99 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

7.3 t/year

Street avg 5.1 t/year

Strongly below
Area

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.
Full Spalding report

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

0.3 km

Demand Responsive Area — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

Gedney Drove End Primary School. 1 school nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Gedney Drove End Primary SchoolPrimary72m

Nearest stops

  • Demand Responsive AreaBus stop340m
  • Post OfficeBus stop371m
  • Village HallBus stop433m
  • Winston CloseBus stop673m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences1,228 reports39%
  • Anti-social Behaviour690 reports22%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson276 reports9%
  • Other Theft220 reports7%

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PE12 9PD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for PE12 9PD

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for PE12 9PD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.5dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gasSolid (non-cavity) wallsLow flood risk

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Comparables

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£262k

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£264k

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2 bed1 bath
£174k

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Method

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for Elder Cottage is modelled from its 86 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in PE12 9PD. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 3 sales are recorded for Elder Cottage. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Elder Cottage was lodged in April 2024 at band F and is valid until April 2034. 3 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to Elder Cottage. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 1 school and 14 stops listed are measured in a straight line from PE12 9PD, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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