Low Green Cottage, Willoughby Road, Cumberworth, Alford, LN13 9LF
About Low Green Cottage
Low Green Cottage is a detached house in Cumberworth, Alford, Alford (LN13 9LF). It has a recorded floor area of 155 m² (around 1668 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg.
At 155 m² the property is well over the postcode median (99 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£291/sq ft) was about 113.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold October 2024 for £485,000.
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Risks
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Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
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Planning history
Low Green Cottage has an approved extension on the planning record.
- Jul 2006ExtensionFullIn report
Planning Permission - Extensions to existing dwelling to provide dining room, utility room and extension to garage.
- Agent
- H. T. Cottrell F.A.S.I.,
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- N/040/01082/06
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Low Green Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£511,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£485,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
1 October 2024Most recent
£485,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LN13 9LF: £280,000 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in LN13 9LF
Ivy 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
£410,000Four Seasons, Willoughby Road, Cumberworth, Alford, LN13 9LF
Sold Mar 2021
£227,000
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Willoughby Road homes
Years Held for Low Green Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,129
Street avg £1,960
Floor Area
155 m²
Street avg 115 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 7.2 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
0.5 km
St Helen's Church — bus stop.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB