Fairview Cottage, Low Road, Well, Alford, LN13 0ER
About Fairview Cottage
Fairview Cottage is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Well, Alford, Alford (LN13 0ER). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views.
At 82 m² it's 28.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (114 m² median across 4 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£300/sq ft) was about 118.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2022 for £265,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2024.
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Heating systemoil
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Aug 2024RenovationFullIn report
Planning Permission - Installation of new sewage treatment plant to replace failing tank at existing dwelling.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- N/198/01106/24
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Sales history & valuation
Fairview Cottage has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£266,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.9% per year over 25 years.
£265,000
Growth on file: 7.9% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
26 June 2022Most recent
£265,000
+71.0%over 12 years26 July 2009
£155,000
+288.0%over 11 years10 August 1997
£39,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in LN13 0ER: £130,000 (2012–2004).
Nearby sales in LN13 0ER
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- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Low Road homes
On price per m², Fairview Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,232
Street avg £1,494
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 126 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 8.2 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
0.8 km
Beeching Industrial Estate — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford - A Selective Academy. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.5dB