Postage Stamp Cottage, New Street, Aby, Alford, LN13 0DH

Postage Stamp Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Aby, Alford, Alford (LN13 0DH). It has a recorded floor area of 155 m² (around 1668 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in December 2022 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 155 m² the property is well over the postcode median (92 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer was July 2025 at £255,000 — fresh data. Across 1996–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year.