The Firs, Thurlby Road, Bilsby, Alford, LN13 9PU
About The Firs
The Firs is a three-bedroom detached house in Bilsby, Alford, Alford (LN13 9PU). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1406 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2010) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The latest certificate is from April 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
14 years since the last transfer (July 2012). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £307,000 is 27.9% above the 2012 sale price.
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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
Energy performance
The Firs's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Apr 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
Multiple extension applications run across more than a decade of planning history at The Firs.
- Jul 2014ConservatoryFullIn report
Planning Permission - Extension to existing house to provide a conservatory.
- Agent
- NBD,
Extension- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- N/016/00849/14
- Jan 2004ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Planning Permission - Rear two storey extension to existing dwelling to provide study and shower room with additional bedroom over.
- Agent
- Eric Cooper RIBA,
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- N/016/02014/03
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for The Firs has grown more than fourfold since the 1999 starting point.
£307,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.3% per year over 13 years.
£240,000
Growth on file: 11.3% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
26 July 2012Most recent
£240,000
-14.3%over 4 years29 July 2007
£280,000
+40.7%over 3 years5 December 2003
£199,000
+234.5%over 4 years29 June 1999
£59,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in LN13 9PU: £255,000 (2022–2011).
Nearby sales in LN13 9PU
Everything we know about The Firs, 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
The Firs is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,838
Street avg £2,093
Floor Area
131 m²
Street avg 176 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 9.4 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
0.1 km
Demand Responsive Area — bus stop.
Closest school
1.5 km
John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.8dB