Christmas Cottage, Willoughby Road, Cumberworth, Alford, LN13 9LF
About Christmas Cottage
Christmas Cottage is a detached house in Cumberworth, Alford, Alford (LN13 9LF). It has a recorded floor area of 141 m² (around 1518 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows a G (score 8), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to F (score 31). Main heating runs on electricity.
At 141 m² the property is well over the postcode median (99 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Christmas Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Christmas Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Christmas Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£249,000
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 9LF: £350,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in LN13 9LF
Low Green Cottage, Willoughby Road, Cumberworth, Alford, LN13 9LF
Sold Oct 2024
£485,000Ivy House, Willoughby Road, Cumberworth, Alford, LN13 9LF
Sold Feb 2023
£350,000Woodlands, Willoughby Road, Cumberworth, Alford, LN13 9LF
Sold Sept 2022
£280,000Thorndykes, Willoughby Road, Cumberworth, Alford, LN13 9LF
Sold Mar 2022
£160,000The Willows, Willoughby Road, Cumberworth, Alford, LN13 9LF
Sold Jun 2021
£410,000
Everything we know about Christmas Cottage, 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 Willoughby Road homes
Christmas Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
8 (G)
Street avg 52 (E)
Floor Area
141 m²
Street avg 116 m²
CO₂ Emissions
15.0 t/year
Street avg 6.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 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
0.5 km
St Helen's Church — bus stop.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB