The Barn, Sutton Road, Markby, Alford, LN13 9QJ
About The Barn
The Barn is a semi-detached house in Markby, Alford, Alford (LN13 9QJ). It has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (around 1345 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2018) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 95), a 4-band jump.
Across 2004–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £289,000 is 55.5% below the 2021 sale of £650,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£483/sq ft) was about 175.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 125 m² the property is well over the postcode median (94 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 3 refused. Sold November 2021 for £650,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
The Barn's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Apr 2023ConditionsIn report
Section 73 application in relation to condition no. 3 (flood risk assessment) and condition no.9 (seasonal occupancy) previously imposed on planning permission N/116/1977/17 for the change of use of land to provide a 15 no. touring caravan pitches.
- Agent
- Andrew Clover Planning and Design,
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- N/116/00066/23
- Feb 2018Change Of UseFullIn report
Planning Permission - Change of use of land to provide a 15 no. touring caravan pitches.
- Agent
- M.A. Upton,
- Documents
- 43 docs on file
- Reference
- N/116/01977/17
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on The Barn was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£289,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.7% per year over 17 years.
£650,000
Growth on file: 7.7% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
3 November 2021Most recent
£650,000
+261.1%over 17 years24 June 2004
£180,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LN13 9QJ: £150,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in LN13 9QJ
2 Church Farm Cottages, Sutton Road, Markby, Alford, LN13 9QJ
Sold Dec 2024
£140,0001 Church Farm Cottages, Sutton Road, Markby, Alford, LN13 9QJ
Sold Dec 2024
£140,000Gastons, Sutton Road, Markby, Alford, LN13 9QJ
Sold Jul 2021
£259,950Capella, Sutton Road, Markby, Alford, LN13 9QJ
Sold Aug 2020
£150,000Grange Farm House, Sutton Road, Markby, Alford, LN13 9QJ
Sold Jul 2011
£230,000
Everything we know about The Barn, 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 Sutton Road homes
Price per m² for The Barn runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,200
Street avg £1,715
Floor Area
125 m²
Street avg 110 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.6 t/year
Street avg 5.2 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
0.2 km
Demand Responsive Area — bus stop.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.9dB