The Laurels, Wainfleet Road, Irby In The Marsh, Skegness, PE24 5AT
About The Laurels
The Laurels is a four-bedroom detached house in Irby-In-The-Marsh, Skegness, Skegness (PE24 5AT). It has a recorded floor area of 124 m² (around 1335 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2015) shows a G (score 14), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it F (July 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 63), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from October 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.
At 124 m² it's 27.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (98 m² median across 8 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2014–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £423,000 is 38.2% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£229/sq ft) was about 60% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 9 years since the last transfer (October 2017). 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused.
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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
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- LandYes
Energy performance
The Laurels sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Oct 2025
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
- Feb 2026AnnexFullIn report
Planning Permission - Conversion of and extension to existing outbuilding to provide a detached garage and annexe and alterations to existing dwelling.
- Agent
- DC Architectural Services ltd
Extension- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 00315/26/FUL
- May 2022OutbuildingFullIn report
Planning Perrmission - Erection of an agricultural building to store hay/feed and machinery.
- Agent
- DC Architectural Services Ltd,
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- S/091/00466/22
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The Laurels valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£423,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.2% per year over 3 years.
£306,000
Growth on file: 7.2% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
22 October 2017Most recent
£306,000
+22.4%over 2 years25 November 2014
£250,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PE24 5AT: £301,200 (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
£340,000Cherry Tree Cottage, Wainfleet Road, Irby In The Marsh, Skegness, PE24 5AT
Sold Sept 2017
£315,000Denbies, Wainfleet Road, Irby In The Marsh, Skegness, PE24 5AT
Sold Aug 2017
£251,000
Everything we know about The Laurels, 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
EPC Rating for The Laurels lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,468
Street avg £2,005
Floor Area
124 m²
Street avg 123 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.5 t/year
Street avg 5.9 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