White Cottage, Willoughby Road, Cumberworth, Alford, LN13 9LF
About White Cottage
White Cottage is a detached house in Cumberworth, Alford, Alford (LN13 9LF). It has a recorded floor area of 226 m² (around 2433 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2014) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Today's modelled estimate of £398,000 is 15.3% below the 2020 sale of £470,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£193/sq ft) was about 41.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 226 m² the property is well over the postcode median (99 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Sold October 2020 for £470,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2014.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
White Cottage'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Sept 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Sept 2014New BuildOutlineIn report
Outline erection of 2no. dwellings.
- Agent
- Arcotech Architectural Design,
- Documents
- 19 docs on file
- Reference
- N/040/01492/14
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£398,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£470,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 October 2020Most recent
£470,000
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 White 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
Floor Area for White Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,080
Street avg £2,015
Floor Area
226 m²
Street avg 113 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 6.9 t/year
Similar properties nearby
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