Bella Vista, School Lane, Aby, Alford, LN13 0DL
About Bella Vista
Bella Vista is a three-bedroom detached house in Aby, Alford, Alford (LN13 0DL). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2013) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from July 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe and outbuildings.
Sold August 2020 for £271,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £302,000 is 11.4% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£254/sq ft) was about 161.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
- OutbuildingsYes
Energy performance
Bella Vista'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Jul 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
Bella Vista has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Aug 2021ConditionsIn report
Section 73 application in relation to condition no. 2. (Approved Plans) as imposed on planning permission reference no. N/001/978/20 which was for the extension to a dwelling to provide additional living accommodation.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- N/001/01490/21
- Aug 2020ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Planning Permission - Extension to existing house to provide a ground floor kitchen/dining room/lounge with utility and w.c with first floor additional bedroom and en suite over.
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- N/001/00978/20
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Sales history & valuation
Bella Vista has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£302,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.7% per year over 23 years.
£271,000
Growth on file: 8.7% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
20 August 2020Most recent
£271,000
+29.0%over 5 years2 June 2015
£210,000
+8.8%over 5 years23 July 2009
£193,000
+370.7%over 11 years30 January 1998
£41,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LN13 0DL: £313,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in LN13 0DL
The New Bungalow, School Lane, Aby, Alford, LN13 0DL
Sold Jan 2025
£313,000Dingley Dell, School Lane, Aby, Alford, LN13 0DL
Sold May 2024
£225,000Smalley Cottage, School Lane, Aby, Alford, LN13 0DL
Sold Nov 2022
£150,000The Old Church School, School Lane, Aby, Alford, LN13 0DL
Sold Mar 2022
£495,000Paddock House, School Lane, Aby, Alford, LN13 0DL
Sold Aug 2021
£500,000
Everything we know about Bella Vista, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other School Lane homes
Price per m² for Bella Vista runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,737
Street avg £1,690
Floor Area
99 m²
Street avg 153 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 9.9 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
0.0 km
Primary School — bus stop.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.4dB