Smithy Cottage, Wainfleet Road, Irby In The Marsh, Skegness, PE24 5AT
About Smithy Cottage
Smithy Cottage is a semi-detached house in Irby-In-The-Marsh, Skegness, Skegness (PE24 5AT). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2016) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 100), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
It hasn't traded since February 1999, a hold of 27 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £187,000 sits 405.4% above the 1999 sale of £37,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£40/sq ft) was about 78.9% below the postcode norm. At 87 m² it's 23.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (114 m² median across 8 EPCs).
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Smithy Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Smithy Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Smithy Cottage
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Smithy Cottage's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£187,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£37,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 February 1999Most recent
£37,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PE24 5AT: £306,000 (2021–2017).
Nearby sales in PE24 5AT
The Bungalow, Wainfleet Road, Irby In The Marsh, Skegness, PE24 5AT
Sold Mar 2021
£165,000The Firs, Wainfleet Road, Irby In The Marsh, Skegness, PE24 5AT
Sold Dec 2020
£301,200Redwood House, Wainfleet Road, Irby In The Marsh, Skegness, PE24 5AT
Sold Oct 2019
£340,000The Laurels, Wainfleet Road, Irby In The Marsh, Skegness, PE24 5AT
Sold Oct 2017
£306,000Cherry Tree Cottage, Wainfleet Road, Irby In The Marsh, Skegness, PE24 5AT
Sold Sept 2017
£315,000
Everything we know about Smithy Cottage, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Wainfleet Road homes
Smithy Cottage is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£425
Street avg £2,414
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 127 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 6.2 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
0.9 km
Brambleberry Lane — bus stop.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB