Skip to content

Folly Foot, Burgh Road, Orby, Skegness, PE24 5HR

Notable views
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
149 m²
1604 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 70
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Folly Foot

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Folly Foot is a three-bedroom detached house in Orby, Skegness, Skegness (PE24 5HR). It has a recorded floor area of 149 m² (around 1604 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in January 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views.

At 149 m² it's 27.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (117 m² median across 20 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £322,000 is 44.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£139/sq ft) was about 20.7% below the postcode norm. Last sale on file: £222,500 in September 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Before you offer

Know exactly what you're buying at Folly Foot

Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.

Already flagged here

Larger development activity nearby
£14.99
Trusted by UK homebuyers

Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1
  • Open-plan layoutYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • Notable viewsYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Folly Foot ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.

Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Oct 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C70
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Apr 2024from Jan 2014
EPC improved fromE43toD58
Heating Controls
FullProg + TRVs

Heating controls changed

Hot Water
Main (No Stat)Main System

Hot water system upgraded

Windows
AverageGood

Window efficiency improved

Wall Insulation
UninsulatedInsulated Cavity

Cavity wall insulation installed

Low Energy Lighting
37%67%

More low energy lighting installed

Oct 2024from Apr 2024
EPC improved fromD58toC70
Heating Controls
Prog + TRVsFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Folly Foot, Burgh Road, Orby, Skegness, PE24 5HR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Folly Foot has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

3applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Folly Foot

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
£14.99

30-day money-back guarantee

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£322,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£222,500

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 16 September 2021Most recent

    £222,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in PE24 5HR: £227,000 (2025–2023).

Before you offer

Everything we know about Folly Foot, 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
£14.99
Trusted by UK homebuyers
Preview of the full property report
On the street

Versus other Burgh Road homes

Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for Folly Foot runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,493

Street avg £2,009

Strongly below

Floor Area

149 m²

Street avg 128 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

5.6 t/year

Street avg 8.1 t/year

Above
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Skegness district page.

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

0.3 km

Demand Responsive Area — bus stop.

Closest school

2.2 km

The St Peter and St Paul C of E Primary School. 1 school nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PE24 5HR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for PE24 5HR

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for PE24 5HR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.4dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Folly Foot, Burgh Road, Orby, Skegness, PE24 5HR. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.