What type of property is The Cottage, New Street, LN13 0DH?

The Cottage, New Street, LN13 0DH is a semi-detached house.

What did The Cottage, New Street, LN13 0DH sell for?

The Cottage, New Street, LN13 0DH last sold for £97,000 in March 2016, around 10 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £40,000 in January 2002. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of The Cottage, New Street, LN13 0DH changed over time?

Across 4 sales between January 2002 and March 2016, The Cottage, New Street, LN13 0DH rose from £40,000 to £97,000, a change of £57,000. That works out to roughly +6.5% per year compounded over 14 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is The Cottage, New Street, LN13 0DH?

The current EPC rating for The Cottage, New Street, LN13 0DH is F with a score of 32 out of 100, lodged in April 2015. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of The Cottage, New Street, LN13 0DH?

The Cottage, New Street, LN13 0DH has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (624 sq ft). That makes it about 37% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in LN13 0DH. Source: EPC Register.

How is The Cottage, New Street, LN13 0DH heated?

The latest EPC at The Cottage, New Street, LN13 0DH records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Are there any planning records for The Cottage, New Street, LN13 0DH?

The Cottage, New Street, LN13 0DH has 2 approved extension applications on file going back to May 2004. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is The Cottage, New Street, LN13 0DH?

The Cottage, New Street, LN13 0DH is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is The Cottage, New Street, LN13 0DH located?

The Cottage, New Street, LN13 0DH sits in Aby, Alford, Alford. It falls within the LN13 postcode district in Lincolnshire.

How safe is the area around The Cottage, New Street, LN13 0DH?

Police records around The Cottage, New Street, LN13 0DH show an average of 1 reported crimes per month over the last 9 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 85% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What is the nearest station to The Cottage, New Street, LN13 0DH?

The closest bus stop to The Cottage, New Street, LN13 0DH is Berwyn House, 12m away. In total there are 18 bus stops within the surrounding area.

Calculators

Featured

UK House Price Map

30 years of UK sold prices mapped by postcode district.

Postcode-level detail
Compare areas side by side

Open the map

The Cottage, New Street, Aby, Alford, LN13 0DH

4 sales on record2 planning records

Property type

Semi-detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

58 m²

624 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 32

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About The Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

The Cottage is a semi-detached house in Aby, Alford, Alford (LN13 0DH). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 58 m² it sits well below the postcode median (94 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sold in March 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £140,000 is 44.3% above the 2016 sale price.

Before you offer

Know exactly what you're buying at The Cottage

Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.

Already flagged here

Larger development activity nearby

£9.99£14.99

Launch offer · save £5

Trusted by UK homebuyers

Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Apr 2025

EPC Rating

F32

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against The Cottage, New Street, Aby, Alford, LN13 0DH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

The Cottage has an approved extension on the planning record.

Oct 2004
ExtensionFull
In report
Planning Permission - Extensions to existing house to provide a kitchen, bathroom and bedroom/study which is an amendment to that previously approved under planning permission ref no. N/001/00494/04.
Agent
M.A. Upton,
Documents
1 doc on file
Reference
N/001/01538/04
View planning record
May 2004
ExtensionFull
In report
Planning Permission - Extensions to an existing house to provide a kitchen, study, hall and toilet with bedroom and bathroom over on site of an existing bathroom and toilet which are to be demolished and erection of a detached single garage with the existing garage on site to be removed.
Agent
M.A. Upton,
Documents
1 doc on file
Reference
N/001/00494/04
View planning record

Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at The 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

£9.99£14.99

30-day money-back guarantee

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2002.

Current estimate

£140,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 14 years.

See how we calculated this

Last sold (2016)

£97,000

Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 14 years.

Sales timeline

18 March 2016Most recent
£97,000
-6.7%over 8 years
4 April 2007
£104,000
+18.2%over 2 years
20 December 2004
£88,000
+120.0%over 2 years
18 January 2002
£40,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LN13 0DH: £125,000 (2025–2015).

Nearby sales in LN13 0DH

Before you offerLaunch offer · save £5

Everything we know about The 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

£9.99£14.99

Trusted by UK homebuyers

On the street

Versus other New Street homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On floor area, The Cottage runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,672

Street avg £1,474

Above

Floor Area

58 m²

Street avg 98 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.3 t/year

Street avg 7.4 t/year

Above

Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

£138k

1 Church Lane, Ulceby

LN13 0HF

£144k

1 Deans Close, Strubby

LN13 0LP

£144k

1 Glebe Farm Cottage, Church Lane, Ulceby

LN13 0HF

£145k

1 Brantsfield, Church Lane, Swaby

LN13 0BQ

£145k

1 George Croft, Gayton Le Marsh

LN13 0NP

£147k

1 Cottage Farm Cottages, Claxby St Andrew

LN13 0HL

£150k

1 Farm Cottage, Thoresthorpe

LN13 0HX

£129k

1 Glebe Cottages, Aby

LN13 0DW

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Alford district page.

Full Alford report

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

0.0 km

Berwyn House — bus stop.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LN13 0DH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

41.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for LN13 0DH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.4dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4

Map

Everything within walking distance

Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 18 points of interest in total.

FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about The Cottage, New Street, Aby, Alford, LN13 0DH. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.