Lindum Cottage, Church Lane, Swaby, Alford, LN13 0BQ

Lindum Cottage is a detached house in Swaby, Alford, Alford (LN13 0BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2025) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (August 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

At 83 m² the property is well over the postcode median (58 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a conservatory and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £269,000 is 47.4% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£204/sq ft) was about 21.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 12 years since the last transfer (January 2014).