What type of property is Lilac Cottage, Sea Road, PE24 5YE?

Lilac Cottage, Sea Road, PE24 5YE is a 1-bedroom detached house, set on a cul-de-sac.

What did Lilac Cottage, Sea Road, PE24 5YE sell for?

Lilac Cottage, Sea Road, PE24 5YE last sold for £85,000 in June 2024, around 2 years ago. Before that, it sold for £18,000 in February 1996, so prices have been rising over 28 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for Lilac Cottage, Sea Road, PE24 5YE?

Across 2 sales between February 1996 and June 2024, Lilac Cottage, Sea Road, PE24 5YE rose from £18,000 to £85,000, a change of £67,000. That works out to roughly +5.6% per year compounded over 28 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for Lilac Cottage, Sea Road, PE24 5YE?

The current EPC rating for Lilac Cottage, Sea Road, PE24 5YE is E with a score of 39 out of 100, lodged in March 2024. The assessor estimates the property could reach a A. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Lilac Cottage, Sea Road, PE24 5YE?

Lilac Cottage, Sea Road, PE24 5YE has a recorded floor area of 36 m² (388 sq ft), around 36 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 72% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in PE24 5YE. Source: EPC Register.

How is Lilac Cottage, Sea Road, PE24 5YE heated?

The latest EPC at Lilac Cottage, Sea Road, PE24 5YE records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is Lilac Cottage, Sea Road, PE24 5YE?

Lilac Cottage, Sea Road, PE24 5YE is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is Lilac Cottage, Sea Road, PE24 5YE located?

Lilac Cottage, Sea Road, PE24 5YE sits in Anderby, Skegness, Skegness. It falls within the PE24 postcode district in Lincolnshire.

How safe is the area around Lilac Cottage, Sea Road, PE24 5YE?

Police records around Lilac Cottage, Sea Road, PE24 5YE 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.

Which schools serve Lilac Cottage, Sea Road, PE24 5YE?

The closest primary school to Lilac Cottage, Sea Road, PE24 5YE is Huttoft Primary & Nursery School (1.7km).

How well connected is Lilac Cottage, Sea Road, PE24 5YE?

The closest bus stop to Lilac Cottage, Sea Road, PE24 5YE is Sycamore Farm, 79m away. In total there are 27 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Lilac Cottage, Sea Road, Anderby, Skegness, PE24 5YE

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Property type

Detached

Bedroom

Bathroom

Floor area

36 m²

388 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 39

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Lilac Cottage

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

Lilac Cottage is a one-bedroom detached house in Anderby, Skegness, Skegness (PE24 5YE). It has a recorded floor area of 36 m² (around 388 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2024) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 125), a 4-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 36 m² it sits well below the postcode median (127 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1996–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £106,000 is 24.7% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£219/sq ft) was about 85.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2024 for £85,000.

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Valuation

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Risks

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Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms1
Bathrooms1

Outside

Cul-de-sacYes

Building

Extension potentialPossible

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 Rating

E39

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

3.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Lilac Cottage, Sea Road, Anderby, Skegness, PE24 5YE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Lilac Cottage 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.

Lilac Cottage has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.

Current estimate

£106,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 28 years.

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Last sold (2024)

£85,000

Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 28 years.

Sales timeline

27 June 2024Most recent
£85,000
+372.2%over 28 years
26 February 1996
£18,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PE24 5YE: £250,000 (2025–2018).

Nearby sales in PE24 5YE

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On the street

Versus other Sea Road homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², Lilac Cottage stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£2,361

Street avg £1,292

Strongly above

Floor Area

36 m²

Street avg 128 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.3 t/year

Street avg 7.7 t/year

Strongly above

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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

Sycamore Farm — bus stop.

Closest school

1.7 km

Huttoft Primary & Nursery School. 1 school nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

41.6dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for PE24 5YE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.4dB

Low

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60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

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80 dB

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Common questions

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