Barnside Cottage, Thurlby Road, Bilsby, Alford, LN13 9JJ

Barnside Cottage is a two-bedroom detached house in Bilsby, Alford, Alford (LN13 9JJ). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2018) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in March 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 78 m² it sits well below the postcode median (114 m² across 21 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £257,000 is 11.7% above the 2012 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£274/sq ft) was about 70.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in May 2012 and unlisted since — roughly 14 years.