What kind of home is 26 Buckingham Drive, PE24 5UN?

26 Buckingham Drive, PE24 5UN is a 3-bedroom detached house.

When did 26 Buckingham Drive, PE24 5UN last change hands?

26 Buckingham Drive, PE24 5UN last sold for £240,000 in September 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £45,000 in August 1997, so prices have been rising over 25 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 26 Buckingham Drive, PE24 5UN?

Across 2 sales between August 1997 and September 2022, 26 Buckingham Drive, PE24 5UN rose from £45,000 to £240,000, a change of £195,000. That works out to roughly +6.9% per year compounded over 25 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 26 Buckingham Drive, PE24 5UN?

The current EPC rating for 26 Buckingham Drive, PE24 5UN is C with a score of 77 out of 100, lodged in September 2013. The assessor estimates the property could reach a A. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 26 Buckingham Drive, PE24 5UN?

26 Buckingham Drive, PE24 5UN has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (657 sq ft), around 20 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 14% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in PE24 5UN. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 26 Buckingham Drive, PE24 5UN use?

The latest EPC at 26 Buckingham Drive, PE24 5UN records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 26 Buckingham Drive, PE24 5UN?

26 Buckingham Drive, PE24 5UN is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 26 Buckingham Drive, PE24 5UN in?

26 Buckingham Drive, PE24 5UN sits in Chapel St. Leonards, Skegness, Skegness. It falls within the PE24 postcode district in Lincolnshire.

Is 26 Buckingham Drive, PE24 5UN in a safe area?

Police records around 26 Buckingham Drive, PE24 5UN show an average of 1 reported crimes per month over the last 3 months. Public order makes up roughly 67% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 26 Buckingham Drive, PE24 5UN?

The closest primary school to 26 Buckingham Drive, PE24 5UN is Chapel St Leonards Primary School (424m), one of 2 primaries within walking distance.

How well connected is 26 Buckingham Drive, PE24 5UN?

The closest bus stop to 26 Buckingham Drive, PE24 5UN is Bus Station, 126m away. In total there are 29 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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26 Buckingham Drive, Chapel St Leonards, Skegness, PE24 5UN

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

61 m²

657 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 77

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 26 Buckingham Drive

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

26 Buckingham Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Chapel St. Leonards, Skegness, Skegness (PE24 5UN). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2013) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 100), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from September 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 89% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£366/sq ft) was about 128.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £240,000 in September 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageIntegral

Building

Heating systemOil

Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Sept 2023

EPC Rating

C77

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

2.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 26 Buckingham Drive, Chapel St Leonards, Skegness, PE24 5UN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

26 Buckingham Drive has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

3applications of note in the surrounding area

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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.

Price for 26 Buckingham Drive has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.

Current estimate

£250,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£240,000

Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

12 September 2022Most recent
£240,000
+433.3%over 25 years
28 August 1997
£45,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PE24 5UN: £205,000 (2024–2022).

Nearby sales in PE24 5UN

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On the street

Versus other Buckingham Drive homes

Four headline reads against 37 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

26 Buckingham Drive outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,934

Street avg £2,126

Strongly above

Floor Area

61 m²

Street avg 74 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

2.5 t/year

Street avg 5.0 t/year

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.

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1 Burgh Road, Orby

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£204k

1 Chapman Avenue, Burgh Le Marsh

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3 bed1 bath

£193k

1 Chapel Close, Chapel St Leonards

PE24 5UU

3 bed

£173k

1 Beach Avenue, Chapel St Leonards

PE24 5SH

3 bed2 bath

£162k

1 Allen Close, Chapel St Leonards

PE24 5WJ

3 bed

£237k

1 Beaumont Close, Burgh Le Marsh

PE24 5DT

2 bed

£275k

1 Alexander Way, Burgh Le Marsh

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4 bed2 bath

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

Bus Station — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 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 5UN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for PE24 5UN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.8dB

Low

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60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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