Skip to content

The Old School House, Willoughby Road, Cumberworth, Alford, LN13 9LF

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Floor area
137 m²
1475 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 53
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About The Old School House

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

The Old School House is a five-bedroom detached house in Cumberworth, Alford, Alford (LN13 9LF). It has a recorded floor area of 137 m² (around 1475 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on dual fuel. The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory and a self-contained annexe.

At 137 m² the property is well over the postcode median (99 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2004. Past consents include an extension, a conservatory and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2015–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 11% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £435,000 is 35.9% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£217/sq ft) was about 53.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £320,000 in June 2020.

Before you offer

Know exactly what you're buying at The Old School House

Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.

Already flagged here

Larger development activity nearby
£9.99£14.99

Launch offer · save £5

Trusted by UK homebuyers

Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms5
  • Dining roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes
  • ConservatoryYes
  • FireplaceYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • DrivewayYes

Building

  • Central heatingYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

The Old School House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Mar 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E53
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against The Old School House, Willoughby Road, Cumberworth, Alford, LN13 9LF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Nov 2004
    AnnexFull
    In report

    Planning Permission - Extensions to an existing house to provide an annexe of accommodation and a conservatory, dining room and 2 no. bedrooms for the existing house with the existing conservatory to be demolished.

    Agent
    Neil Dowlman Architecture,
    ExtensionConservatory
    Documents
    1 doc on file
    Reference
    N/040/01607/04
    View planning record
Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at The Old School House

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
£9.99£14.99

30-day money-back guarantee

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£435,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.0% per year over 5 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2020)

£320,000

Growth on file: 11.0% per year over 5 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 25 June 2020Most recent

    £320,000

    +60.0%over 4 years
  2. 17 December 2015

    £199,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in LN13 9LF: £350,000 (2024–2021).

Before you offerLaunch offer · save £5

Everything we know about The Old School House, 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
£9.99£14.99
Trusted by UK homebuyers
Preview of the full property report
On the street

Versus other Willoughby Road homes

Four headline reads against 26 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

The Old School House outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,336

Street avg £2,002

Above

Floor Area

137 m²

Street avg 116 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

7.7 t/year

Street avg 7.1 t/year

On par
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Alford district page.

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LN13 9LF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for LN13 9LF

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for LN13 9LF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.7dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
Map

Everything within walking distance

Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 18 points of interest in total.
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about The Old School House, Willoughby Road, Cumberworth, Alford, LN13 9LF. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.