Shirelea Cottage, Sutton Road, Bilsby, Alford, LN13 9QS
About Shirelea Cottage
Shirelea Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Bilsby, Alford, Alford (LN13 9QS). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1163 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (December 2016) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 102), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include notable views and attached land beyond the plot.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2002. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2017–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £349,000 is 11.9% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£268/sq ft) was about 112.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: May 2023 at £312,000.
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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
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- LandYes
- Notable viewsYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Oct 2002PorchFullIn report
Planning Permission - To retain a porch extension to an existing house.
- Agent
- H. T. Cottrell F.A.S.I.,
RetrospectiveExtension- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- N/016/01647/02
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Sales history & valuation
Shirelea Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£349,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.3% per year over 6 years.
£312,000
Growth on file: 11.3% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
11 May 2023Most recent
£312,000
+80.3%over 5 years3 November 2017
£173,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in LN13 9QS: £225,000 (2017–2002).
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- Larger development activity nearby
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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
1.2 km
Demand Responsive Area — bus stop.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.2dB