4 Blackended Cottages, Croft Lane, Croft, Skegness, PE24 4PA
About 4 Blackended Cottages
4 Blackended Cottages is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Croft, Skegness, Skegness (PE24 4PA). It has a recorded floor area of 179 m² (around 1927 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. The home occupies a corner plot. The latest certificate (February 2016) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from February 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 179 m² the property is well over the postcode median (99 m² across 48 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Sold September 2021 for £372,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2003–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£193/sq ft) was about 49.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- Swimming poolYes
- Corner plotYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
4 Blackended Cottages'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Feb 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Oct 2023Change Of UseFullIn report
Planning Permission - Change of use of an existing indoor swimming pool to a mixed use of residential and commercial (commercial use already commenced).
- Agent
- Studio Charrette,
- Documents
- 25 docs on file
- Reference
- S/039/00565/23
- Jul 2007OutbuildingFullIn report
Planning Permission - Erection of a detached swimming pool with changing room and plant room.
- Agent
- Plann Architects LTD,
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- S/039/01174/07
What's in 4 Blackended Cottages, Croft Lane, Croft, Skegness, PE24 4PA's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
4 Blackended Cottages has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2003.
£402,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.8% per year over 18 years.
£372,000
Growth on file: 10.8% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
23 September 2021Most recent
£372,000
+35.3%over 4 years1 March 2017
£275,000
+266.7%over 11 years30 November 2005
£75,000
+31.6%over 2 years14 May 2003
£57,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PE24 4PA: £215,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in PE24 4PA
5 Blackended Cottages, Croft Lane, Croft, Skegness, PE24 4PA
Sold Aug 2025
£215,0006 Blackended Cottages, Croft Lane, Croft, Skegness, PE24 4PA
Sold Nov 2023
£243,000Topaz, Croft Lane, Croft, Skegness, PE24 4PA
Sold Mar 2023
£180,000Sunrise Lodge, Croft Lane, Croft, Skegness, PE24 4PA
Sold Feb 2023
£460,000The Old Mill, Croft Lane, Croft, Skegness, PE24 4PA
Sold Aug 2022
£467,000
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Versus other Croft Lane homes
Floor Area for 4 Blackended Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,078
Street avg £1,753
Floor Area
179 m²
Street avg 116 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 6.6 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
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.5 km
Council Houses — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
The Wainfleet Magdalen Church of England/Methodist School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.8dB