Eldessa, Sutton Road, Huttoft, Alford, LN13 9RG

Eldessa is a three-bedroom detached house in Huttoft, Alford, Alford (LN13 9RG). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (January 2014) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (February 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since October 1995 — that's 31 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £172,000 sits 391.4% above the 1995 sale of £35,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£43/sq ft) was about 59.7% below the postcode norm.