Birdsong Cottage, Valley Lane, Swaby, Alford, LN13 0BH
About Birdsong Cottage
Birdsong Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Swaby, Alford, Alford (LN13 0BH). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (April 2024) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. Earlier certificates rated it C (April 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include outbuildings.
Sold July 2020 for £220,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2004–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £261,000 is 18.6% above the 2020 sale price.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Birdsong Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2004.
£261,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 16 years.
£220,000
Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
16 July 2020Most recent
£220,000
+37.5%over 5 years7 April 2015
£160,000
-14.9%over 7 years10 June 2007
£188,000
+91.8%over 2 years25 August 2004
£98,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in LN13 0BH: £175,000 (2008–2004).
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
Demand Responsive Area — bus stop.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB