Iona Cottage, Low Road, Well, Alford, LN13 0ER

Iona Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Well, Alford, Alford (LN13 0ER). It has a recorded floor area of 158 m² (around 1701 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on oil.

Held since May 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 158 m² the property is well over the postcode median (76 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £310,000 sits 93.8% above the 2004 sale of £160,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£94/sq ft) was about 33.8% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.