Lilac Cottage, Church Lane, Swaby, Alford, LN13 0BQ
About Lilac Cottage
Lilac Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Swaby, Alford, Alford (LN13 0BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 156 m² (around 1679 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2015) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from May 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
At 156 m² the property is well over the postcode median (58 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2016–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£268/sq ft) was about 58% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2021 at £450,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- StudyYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Energy performance
Lilac Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 May 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
Lilac Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Lilac Cottage
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Lilac Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£434,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.9% per year over 5 years.
£450,000
Growth on file: 10.9% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
10 August 2021Most recent
£450,000
+66.7%over 4 years5 September 2016
£270,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LN13 0BQ: £325,000 (2022–2011).
Nearby sales in LN13 0BQ
Hilfreda, Church Lane, Swaby, Alford, LN13 0BQ
Sold Sept 2022
£325,000Jasmine Cottage, Church Lane, Swaby, Alford, LN13 0BQ
Sold Mar 2019
£340,000Lindum Cottage, Church Lane, Swaby, Alford, LN13 0BQ
Sold Jan 2014
£182,500Briardene, Church Lane, Swaby, Alford, LN13 0BQ
Sold Jul 2013
£215,000Old School House, Church Lane, Swaby, Alford, LN13 0BQ
Sold Aug 2007
£174,000
Everything we know about Lilac Cottage, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Church Lane homes
On floor area, Lilac Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,885
Street avg £2,373
Floor Area
156 m²
Street avg 76 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.7 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
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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
0.2 km
Church Lane — bus stop.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.2dB