Blackberry, Thurlby Road, Bilsby, Alford, LN13 9JJ
About Blackberry
Blackberry is a three-bedroom detached house in Bilsby, Alford, Alford (LN13 9JJ). It has a recorded floor area of 133 m² (around 1432 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).
Most recent transfer: February 2023 at £420,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2009. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 133 m² it's 24.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (107 m² median across 21 EPCs). Across 2002–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£293/sq ft) was about 82.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
Blackberry has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
- May 2009ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Planning Permission - Rear extension and alterations to existing bungalow to provide a sun lounge and dining room on the site of part of the existing dwelling which is to be demolished.
- Agent
- Eric Cooper RIBA,
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- N/016/00796/09
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2002.
£389,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 20 years.
£420,000
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
8 February 2023Most recent
£420,000
+23.5%over 2 years15 December 2020
£340,000
+50.2%over 13 years8 July 2007
£226,350
+67.7%over 4 years15 November 2002
£135,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LN13 9JJ: £230,000 (2023–2019).
Nearby sales in LN13 9JJ
Milcote, Thurlby Road, Bilsby, Alford, LN13 9JJ
Sold Oct 2023
£230,000Peacehaven, Thurlby Road, Bilsby, Alford, LN13 9JJ
Sold Sept 2023
£212,500Hunters Lodge, Thurlby Road, Bilsby, Alford, LN13 9JJ
Sold Jun 2021
£265,000Vine House, Thurlby Road, Bilsby, Alford, LN13 9JJ
Sold Nov 2019
£335,000The Cottage, Thurlby Road, Bilsby, Alford, LN13 9JJ
Sold Sept 2019
£163,000
Everything we know about Blackberry, 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 Thurlby Road homes
Price per m² for Blackberry runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,158
Street avg £1,981
Floor Area
133 m²
Street avg 112 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 5.1 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
0.2 km
Needhams Meadow — bus stop.
Closest school
1.8 km
John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.0dB