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Gainsborough House, Sea Bank Road, Chapel St Leonards, Skegness, PE24 5QU

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
8
From EPC
Floor area
195 m²
2099 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 54
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Gainsborough House

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

Gainsborough House is a detached house in Chapel St. Leonards, Skegness, Skegness (PE24 5QU). It has a recorded floor area of 195 m² (around 2099 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2014) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 195 m² the property is well over the postcode median (67 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: a garage conversion approved in 2003. Past consents include a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

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

Gainsborough House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Sept 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E54
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
11.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Gainsborough House, Sea Bank Road, Chapel St Leonards, Skegness, PE24 5QU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Aug 2003
    Garage ConversionAmendment
    In report

    Section 191 application to continue to use the first floor of an existing garage as a living accommodation unit in connection with the residential accommodation at Gainsborough House within the curtilage of which this building stands.

    Agent
    G.D. Architectural,
    Retrospective
    Documents
    1 doc on file
    Reference
    N/031/00591/03
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Gainsborough House has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£399,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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No sales recorded with HM Land Registry

That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.

Median price across the last 5 sales in PE24 5QU: £325,000 (2024–2021).

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On the street

Versus other Sea Bank Road homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Gainsborough House outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

54 (E)

Street avg 51 (E)

Above

Floor Area

195 m²

Street avg 93 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

11.0 t/year

Street avg 6.5 t/year

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£287k

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PE24 5XA

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£275k

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£275k

1 Alexander Way, Burgh Le Marsh

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4 bed2 bath
£264k

1 Bishop Tozer Close, Burgh Le Marsh

PE24 5JF

5 bed3 bath
£241k

1 Andrew Avenue, Chapel St Leonards

PE24 5YY

3 bed
£239k

1 3, Jacksons Lane, Burgh Le Marsh

PE24 5LA

£237k

1 Beaumont Close, Burgh Le Marsh

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2 bed
£234k

1 Chapel Farm Drive, Chapel St Leonards

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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.
Full Skegness report

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

0.1 km

Phoenix Care Centre — bus stop.

Closest school

0.8 km

Chapel St Leonards Primary School. 2 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for PE24 5QU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.5dB

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

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