Pear Tree Cottage, North Lane, Swaby, Alford, LN13 0BD

Pear Tree Cottage is a two-bedroom detached house in Swaby, Alford, Alford (LN13 0BD). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in April 2024 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 111), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

Held since March 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 74 m² it sits well below the postcode median (108 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £210,000 is 35.5% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£195/sq ft) was about 20.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.