Damson Cottage, Gunby Road, Orby, Skegness, PE24 5HT
About Damson Cottage
Damson Cottage is a detached house in Orby, Skegness, Skegness (PE24 5HT). It has a recorded floor area of 164 m² (around 1765 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since June 2015. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on oil.
At 164 m² the property is well over the postcode median (117 m² across 37 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2016–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £474,000 is 15.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£232/sq ft) was about 106.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2021 at £410,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Damson Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Damson Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£474,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 5 years.
£410,000
Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
7 December 2021Most recent
£410,000
+39.0%over 5 years15 September 2016
£295,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PE24 5HT: £190,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in PE24 5HT
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Sold Jun 2023
£160,0004 Gunby Road, Orby, Skegness, PE24 5HT
Sold Oct 2022
£200,000Wriggly Willow Cottage, Gunby Road, Orby, Skegness, PE24 5HT
Sold Jan 2022
£190,000The Old Rectory, Gunby Road, Orby, Skegness, PE24 5HT
Sold Sept 2021
£590,000
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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 Gunby Road homes
Damson Cottage outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,500
Street avg £1,327
Floor Area
164 m²
Street avg 116 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.2 t/year
Street avg 6.5 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
0.3 km
Demand Responsive Area — bus stop.
Closest school
2.6 km
The St Peter and St Paul C of E Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB