8 Church Lane, Huttoft, Alford, LN13 9RD

8 Church Lane is a detached house in Huttoft, Alford, Alford (LN13 9RD). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2014) shows a G (score 9), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at G across 2 certificates since July 2013. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot. The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since May 1999, a hold of 27 years that's notably long for the area. At 58 m² it sits well below the postcode median (96 m² across 26 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1996–1999, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £153,000 sits 302.6% above the 1999 sale of £38,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£61/sq ft) was about 50.7% below the postcode norm.