Sold STC Cottage

31 WEST DROVE NORTH

SPALDING, GEDNEY HILL, LINCOLNSHIRE PE12 0NT

3 beds 1 baths 883 sq ft Listed 1 Sep 2021 (-1746d)

£235,000

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Property details

Tenure

FREEHOLD

Floor area

82 m²

EPC rating

E

Year built

England and Wales: before 1900

Last sold

£260,000 Feb 2022

Price per m²

£2,866/m²

Local average

£292,245 (-19.6%)

Deprivation

Decile 3 (9,768 of 33,755)

Street crime

6 incidents within 1 mile (Apr 2026)

Key features

  • Semi Detached Cottage
  • Three bedrooms
  • Kitchen breakfast room
  • Conservatory
  • Approximately One acre plot size
  • Small paddock
  • Stable block x3
  • Rural Village location
  • Fenland countryside views
  • Early viewing advised

Additional details

Parking
Yes
Garden
Yes

Description

Deceptively spacious and versatile cottage style accommodation throughout. This property is located in the popular Lincolnshire village location of Gedney Hill, approximately 7 miles east from Crowland. Sitting on an approximately 1 acre plot in total, with field and paddock views to the rear. The vast outside areas comprise of a timber shed and a summerhouse (currently used as a games room), stable block comprising two stables plus a storage-tac room, large poly tunnel enclosure with chickens for anyone keen to live “the Good Life” experience. There is also a grassed paddock area (approx. 1/3 acre).
Accommodation comprises entrance porch, kitchen with oven range and LPG gas hob (included in sale), living room with a log burning stove, conservatory-dining room, boiler room and shower room.
First floor comprises a landing and three bedrooms.
Early viewing advised.

Porch - Window to side, window to rear, door to:

Inner Hallway - Open plan, doors to kitchen/breakfast room and living room.

Kitchen/Breakfast Room - 4.21m x 2.85m (13'10" x 9'4") - Window to rear, window to side. Fitted with a matching range of base and eye level units with worktop space over, sink unit with single drainer and mixer tap, plumbing for washing machine, space for fridge/freezer, fitted electric oven, gas hob with extractor hood over, radiator.

Living Room - 4.21m x 3.46m (13'10" x 11'4") - Window to front. Fireplace with wood burner stove, radiator, laminate flooring, doors to inner hallway and conservatory.

Conservatory - Two windows to rear, two windows to side, radiator, double doors to garden.

Inner Hallway - Doors to boiler room and shower room.

Shower Room - Window to rear, fitted with a three piece suite comprising of shower cubicle, close coupled w.c. and pedestal wash hand basin. Heated towel rail, tiled splashbacks.

Boiler Room - Window to rear. Door to side.

Landing - Doors to bedroom two and inner landing.

Inner Landing - Doors to bedrooms one and three.

Bedroom One - 3.04m x 3.46m (10'0" x 11'4") - uPVC double glazed window to rear, built-in wardrobe, radiator, laminate flooring.

Bedroom Two - 4.07m x 2.85m (13'4" x 9'4") - uPVC double glazed window to side, radiator, laminate flooring.

Bedroom Three - 2.50m x 3.11m (8'2" x 10'2") - uPVC double glazed window to rear, radiator.

Outside - Open plan rear garden backing onto open fields and countryside. Garden shed, timber summerhouse, stables and oil tank. Driveway to the side providing parking space for four cars.

Epc - Energy Efficiency Rating E

Draft Details Awaiting Vendor Approval -

Listed by

Crowland

City & County (UK) Ltd

Reference: 112770020

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: E

Potential rating: A

Inspection date: 20/12/2018

Expiry date: 19/12/2028

Current heating cost: £681/year

Potential heating cost: £267/year

Recommendations

  • Increase loft insulation to 270 mm (350)
  • 50 mm internal or external wall insulation (14,000)
  • Floor insulation (suspended floor) (1,200)
  • Upgrade heating controls (450)
  • Replace boiler with new condensing boiler (3,000)
  • Solar water heating (6,000)
  • Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (8,000)
  • Wind turbine (25,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Floorplans

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EPC Graphs

EE Rating

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FENSA Certificates

This property has 1 FENSA certificate(s) on record, indicating window/door installations by FENSA-approved installers.

FENSA Certificate #15177411 Recent

Property Details

Street: 31 West Drove North

Town: Gedney Hill

Postcode: PE12 0NT

Installation Details

Items: 6 windows and 1 door

Certificate Issued: 01/05/2022

Work Completed: 20/04/2022

This certificate data was retrieved from FENSA's database

What is FENSA? FENSA (Fenestration Self-Assessment Scheme) is a government-authorised scheme that monitors building regulation compliance for replacement windows and doors. Certificates indicate that work was completed by FENSA-approved installers.

Price history

348% since 1999

Event Date Price % change
Sold 04/02/2022 (4 years ago) £260,000 +33.3%
Sold 10/05/2019 (7 years ago) £195,000 +236.2%
Sold 06/09/1999 (26 years ago) £58,000

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Crown copyright.

Sold Comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Data from Land Registry Price Paid.

Address Price Date Type
82 NORTH ROAD, GEDNEY HILL, SPALDING, SOUTH HOLLAND, LINCOLNSHIRE, PE12 0NS £160,000 06/10/2023 Detached
Same street 90 WEST DROVE NORTH, GEDNEY HILL, SPALDING, SOUTH HOLLAND, LINCOLNSHIRE, PE12 0NT £192,500 24/05/2023 Semi-detached
Same street 78 WEST DROVE NORTH, GEDNEY HILL, SPALDING, SOUTH HOLLAND, LINCOLNSHIRE, PE12 0NT £235,000 20/06/2022 Semi-detached
Same street 53 WEST DROVE NORTH, GEDNEY HILL, SPALDING, SOUTH HOLLAND, LINCOLNSHIRE, PE12 0NT £699,995 29/06/2021 Detached
143 NORTH ROAD, GEDNEY HILL, SPALDING, SOUTH HOLLAND, LINCOLNSHIRE, PE12 0NS £362,000 15/06/2021 Detached

Street average: £375,832 (3 sales)

Area average: £261,000 (2 sales)

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth 4.8%
10y growth 41.2%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): South Holland. Series: Detached. As of March 2026.

1y (index) -0.5%
5y (index) 10.9%
10y (index) 33.8%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for South Holland. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £684/mo
Realistic £760/mo
Optimistic £836/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → South Holland.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Lincolnshire Fens: £733/mo (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026)

Location

Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type Name Distance
Bus stop West Drove North 0.7 miles
Shop The Stores & Filling Station 1.0 miles
Shop Four Boys Village Store 1.5 miles
Hospital Unknown 5.1 miles
Hospital North Cambridgeshire Hospital 7.8 miles
University University of Lincoln - Holbeach Campus 8.1 miles
Train station Unknown 8.5 miles
University Boston College Spalding 8.6 miles
Train station Spalding 8.8 miles

Street-level crime

Category Count
Violence and sexual offences 3
Burglary 1
Criminal damage and arson 1
Possession of weapons 1
Total incidents 6

Within 1 mile during Apr 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name Type Distance Ofsted
The Gedney Hill Church of England VC Primary School Primary 0.6 miles Requires improvement — 18 May 2023
Shepeau Stow Primary School Primary 2.3 miles Requires improvement — 15 Jan 2023
Alderman Payne Primary School Primary 3.1 miles Good — 25 May 2023
Moulton Chapel Primary School Primary 4.2 miles Good — 29 Feb 2016
Murrow Primary Academy Primary 4.3 miles Good — 12 May 2022

Rental Comparables

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Rent-driven metrics

Based on Area rent estimate.

Rent ratio 0.32%
Max investor price (0.8%) £95,000
Target investor price (1%) £76,000
  • Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
  • Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
  • Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
  • Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).