The Retreat, Aby, Alford, LN13 0DQ
About The Retreat
The Retreat is a detached house in Aby, Alford, Alford (LN13 0DQ). It has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (around 1345 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1983-1990. The latest certificate (October 2025) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in February 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good and roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). Main heating runs on oil.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2012. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£316/sq ft) was about 328% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £425,000 in October 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Wall insulation upgraded
High performance glazing installed
Wall insulation upgraded
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Oct 2012ExtensionFullIn report
Planning Permission - Extensions and alterations to existing dwelling to provide a ground floor utility and w.c. and first floor bedroom, dressing room and bathroom on the site of the existing utility which is to be removed.
- Agent
- Peter Welch Architectural Services
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- N/001/01950/12
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The Retreat has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£445,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 27 years.
£425,000
Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 27 years.
Sales timeline
27 October 2022Most recent
£425,000
+74.5%over 6 years10 December 2015
£243,500
+28.2%over 3 years23 May 2012
£190,000
+179.4%over 16 years17 November 1995
£68,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in LN13 0DQ: £98,500 (2006–1996).
Nearby sales in LN13 0DQ
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- Larger development activity nearby
Versus the street
EPC Rating
68 (D)
Street avg 51 (E)
Floor Area
125 m²
Street avg 172 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 8.4 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
Methodist Church — bus stop.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.6dB