5a, St John Street, Wainfleet, Skegness, PE24 4DL

5a is a detached house in Wainfleet, Skegness, Skegness (PE24 4DL). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2015) shows an F (score 23), near the bottom of the EPC scale. When first surveyed in October 2014 the rating was G, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from September 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 93 m² this is the 14th smallest of 19 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 43–159 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 19 units on file.

Today's modelled estimate of £136,000 is 23.1% below the 2019 sale of £176,950, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£177/sq ft) was about 44.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 93 m² the property is well over the postcode median (61 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). Sold December 2019 for £176,950.