The Cottage, Church Lane, Croft, Skegness, PE24 4RS

The Cottage is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Croft, Skegness, Skegness (PE24 4RS). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (February 2026) shows an F (score 24), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (May 2015); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 57), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on bottled lpg. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.

At 63 m² it's 23.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (83 m² median across 26 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1996–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £150,000 sits 50% above the 2018 sale of £100,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£147/sq ft) was about 28.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2018 at £100,000.