5 Birch Grove, Alford, LN13 9BY
About 5 Birch Grove
5 Birch Grove is a semi-detached house in Alford (LN13 9BY). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2012 onwards and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2025) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (February 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 90).
At 49 m² it's 21% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (62 m² median across 29 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
5 Birch Grove's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Birch Grove has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
5 Birch Grove has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£120,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in LN13 9BY: £180,000 (2019–2015).
Everything we know about 5 Birch Grove, 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
Versus other Birch Grove homes
EPC Rating for 5 Birch Grove lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
75 (C)
Street avg 80 (C)
Floor Area
49 m²
Street avg 73 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.5 t/year
Street avg 1.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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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
Hollywell Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Alford Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB