10 Stephensons Close, Alford, LN13 0AJ

10 Stephensons Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Alford (LN13 0AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2013) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in November 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while lighting dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 79 m² it sits well below the postcode median (132 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2011–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £257,000 is 11.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£270/sq ft) was about 129.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2021 at £230,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.