Regent Flats, Flat 5, The Esplanade, Chapel St Leonards, Skegness, PE24 5TB
About Regent Flats
Regent Flats is an end-of-terrace house in Chapel St. Leonards, Skegness, Skegness (PE24 5TB). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1967-1975. At 39 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Regent Flats (39–46 m²). On EPC score it ranks last in the building (44 versus a best of 51). The latest certificate (April 2021) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (October 2015); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Sept 2015Change Of UseFullIn report
Planning Permission - Change of use and conversion of existing night club/bar to provide an indoor market and cafe/bar and removal of condition no.4 stating 'The first floor holiday flats hereby approved shall be occupied for holiday purposes only and shall not be occupied as a persons sole or main place of residence and in any event the first floor flats shall not be occupied for any purpose from 1 November in any one year to 31 March in succeeding year with the exception of the inclusion of Easter if it falls within March' as imposed on planning permission reference no. N/031/00818/07.
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- N/031/01386/15
- Jul 2015Change Of UseFullIn report
Planning Permission - Change of use, conversion of existing night club/bar to form an indoor market and cafe/bar.
- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- N/031/00765/15
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Regent Flats has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£129,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
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 4 sales in PE24 5TB: £87,500 (2021–1999).
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What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other The Esplanade homes
Regent Flats is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
44 (E)
Street avg 46 (E)
Floor Area
39 m²
Street avg 46 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
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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
0.2 km
Bus Station — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Chapel St Leonards Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.4dB