26 Caroline Street, Alford, LN13 9BW
About 26 Caroline Street
26 Caroline Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Alford (LN13 9BW). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows a G (score 15), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot.
At 48 m² it sits well below the postcode median (70 m² across 19 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2021–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 159.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£252/sq ft) was about 269.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold July 2022 for £129,950. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Energy performance
26 Caroline Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
26 Caroline Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2021.
£135,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 159.9% per year over 1 year.
£129,950
Growth on file: 159.9% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
28 July 2022Most recent
£129,950
+159.9%over 11 months18 August 2021
£50,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LN13 9BW: £115,200 (2023–2009).
Nearby sales in LN13 9BW
Everything we know about 26 Caroline Street, 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
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look
Versus other Caroline Street homes
On price per m², 26 Caroline Street stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,707
Street avg £1,298
Floor Area
48 m²
Street avg 69 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 3.2 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
0.1 km
Library — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.5dB