What type of property is 5 Tothby Lane, LN13 0AQ?

5 Tothby Lane, LN13 0AQ is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

When did 5 Tothby Lane, LN13 0AQ last change hands?

5 Tothby Lane, LN13 0AQ last sold for £195,000 in March 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £110,000 in April 2003. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 5 Tothby Lane, LN13 0AQ appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between April 2003 and March 2021, 5 Tothby Lane, LN13 0AQ rose from £110,000 to £195,000, a change of £85,000. That works out to roughly +3.2% per year compounded over 18 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 5 Tothby Lane, LN13 0AQ?

The current EPC rating for 5 Tothby Lane, LN13 0AQ is E with a score of 40 out of 100, lodged in November 2016. It has dropped from a D recorded in February 2016. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 5 Tothby Lane, LN13 0AQ?

5 Tothby Lane, LN13 0AQ has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (1,087 sq ft), around 34 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 11% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in LN13 0AQ. Source: EPC Register.

How is 5 Tothby Lane, LN13 0AQ heated?

The latest EPC at 5 Tothby Lane, LN13 0AQ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 5 Tothby Lane, LN13 0AQ?

5 Tothby Lane, LN13 0AQ 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 5 Tothby Lane, LN13 0AQ located?

5 Tothby Lane, LN13 0AQ sits in Alford. It falls within the LN13 postcode district in Lincolnshire.

Is 5 Tothby Lane, LN13 0AQ in a safe area?

Police records around 5 Tothby Lane, LN13 0AQ show an average of 1 reported crimes per month over the last 9 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 85% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 5 Tothby Lane, LN13 0AQ?

The closest primary school to 5 Tothby Lane, LN13 0AQ is Alford Primary School (975m). The closest secondary is Queen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford - A Selective Academy (311m), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 5 Tothby Lane, LN13 0AQ?

The closest bus stop to 5 Tothby Lane, LN13 0AQ is Hallam Close, 64m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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5 Tothby Lane, Alford, LN13 0AQ

3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

101 m²

1087 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 40

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 5 Tothby Lane

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

5 Tothby Lane is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Alford (LN13 0AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (November 2016) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (February 2016); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2003–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £227,000 is 16.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£179/sq ft) was about 17.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £195,000 in March 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Risks

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Trends

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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

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes

Energy

Energy performance

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

5 Tothby Lane sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Nov 2016

EPC Rating

E40

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

7.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Nov 2016from Feb 2016

EPC improved fromD61toE40

Hot Water

Main SystemImmersion (Off-Peak)

Hot water system changed

Windows

AverageGood

Window efficiency improved

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Tothby Lane, Alford, LN13 0AQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Tothby Lane has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications 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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£227,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.2% per year over 18 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£195,000

Growth on file: 3.2% per year over 18 years.

Sales timeline

30 March 2021Most recent
£195,000
+41.3%over 4 years
23 August 2016
£138,000
+25.5%over 13 years
13 April 2003
£110,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LN13 0AQ: £205,000 (2024–2019).

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On the street

Versus other Tothby Lane homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 5 Tothby Lane lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,931

Street avg £1,802

On par

Floor Area

101 m²

Street avg 96 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

7.0 t/year

Street avg 4.4 t/year

Strongly below

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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 Alford district page.

Full Alford 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

Hallam Close — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Queen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford - A Selective Academy. 3 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LN13 0AQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.7dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for LN13 0AQ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.8dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

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Everything within walking distance

Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 33 points of interest in total.

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