1 Blacksmiths Cottages, High Street, Hogsthorpe, Skegness, PE24 5PP

1 Blacksmiths Cottages is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Hogsthorpe, Skegness, Skegness (PE24 5PP). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (November 2024) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in November 2012 the rating was G, the property has climbed 4 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 93), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 56 m² it sits well below the postcode median (99 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 89% of similar EPCs). Across 2008–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £116,000 is 45% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£133/sq ft) was about 71.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2022 for £80,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.