What kind of home is The Old Post Office, Howsham Lane, DN38 6DA?

The Old Post Office, Howsham Lane, DN38 6DA is a 5-bedroom detached house, set on a cul-de-sac.

What did The Old Post Office, Howsham Lane, DN38 6DA sell for?

The Old Post Office, Howsham Lane, DN38 6DA last sold for £275,000 in January 2017, around 9 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £86,000 in February 1999. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has The Old Post Office, Howsham Lane, DN38 6DA appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between February 1999 and January 2017, The Old Post Office, Howsham Lane, DN38 6DA rose from £86,000 to £275,000, a change of £189,000. That works out to roughly +6.7% per year compounded over 18 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for The Old Post Office, Howsham Lane, DN38 6DA?

The current EPC rating for The Old Post Office, Howsham Lane, DN38 6DA is F with a score of 36 out of 100, lodged in April 2014. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is The Old Post Office, Howsham Lane, DN38 6DA?

The Old Post Office, Howsham Lane, DN38 6DA has a recorded floor area of 141 m² (1,518 sq ft), around 28 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does The Old Post Office, Howsham Lane, DN38 6DA use?

The latest EPC at The Old Post Office, Howsham Lane, DN38 6DA records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for The Old Post Office, Howsham Lane, DN38 6DA?

The Old Post Office, Howsham Lane, DN38 6DA is in council tax band C.

Which area is The Old Post Office, Howsham Lane, DN38 6DA in?

The Old Post Office, Howsham Lane, DN38 6DA sits in Searby, Barnetby, Barnetby. It falls within the DN38 postcode district in Lincolnshire.

What is crime like near The Old Post Office, Howsham Lane, DN38 6DA?

Police records around The Old Post Office, Howsham Lane, DN38 6DA show an average of 1 reported crimes per month over the last 3 months. Burglary makes up roughly 75% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near The Old Post Office, Howsham Lane, DN38 6DA?

The closest primary school to The Old Post Office, Howsham Lane, DN38 6DA is Grasby All Saints Church of England Primary School (1.8km).

How well connected is The Old Post Office, Howsham Lane, DN38 6DA?

The closest bus stop to The Old Post Office, Howsham Lane, DN38 6DA is Back Lane, 74m away. In total there are 15 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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The Old Post Office, Howsham Lane, Searby, Barnetby, DN38 6DA

3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

141 m²

1518 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 36

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About The Old Post Office

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

The Old Post Office is a five-bedroom detached house in Searby, Barnetby, Barnetby (DN38 6DA). It has a recorded floor area of 141 m² (around 1518 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2014) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1999–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £375,000 is 36.4% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£181/sq ft) was about 30.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 9 years since the last transfer (January 2017).

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms5
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes
EnsuiteYes
ConservatoryYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageYes
Cul-de-sacYes

Building

Heating systemGas

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Energy

Energy performance

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

The Old Post Office sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Apr 2024

EPC Rating

F36

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

11.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against The Old Post Office, Howsham Lane, Searby, Barnetby, DN38 6DA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

The Old Post Office has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

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We flagged 1 thing worth checking at The Old Post Office

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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.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1999.

Current estimate

£375,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 18 years.

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Last sold (2017)

£275,000

Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 18 years.

Sales timeline

6 January 2017Most recent
£275,000
-8.3%over 2 years
2 October 2014
£300,000
+248.8%over 15 years
26 February 1999
£86,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in DN38 6DA: £295,000 (2025–2011).

Nearby sales in DN38 6DA

On the street

Versus other Howsham Lane homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

The Old Post Office is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£1,950

Street avg £1,560

Strongly above

Floor Area

141 m²

Street avg 152 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

11.0 t/year

Street avg 5.3 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

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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 Barnetby district page.

Full Barnetby 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

Back Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

1.8 km

Grasby All Saints Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around DN38 6DA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.3dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for DN38 6DA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.1dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about The Old Post Office, Howsham Lane, Searby, Barnetby, DN38 6DA. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.