The Shambles, Huttoft Bank, Huttoft, Alford, LN13 9RT

The Shambles is a detached house in Huttoft, Alford, Alford (LN13 9RT). It has a recorded floor area of 140 m² (around 1507 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2024) shows a G (score 16), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (June 2009); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 64), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on dual fuel.

At 140 m² it's 18.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (118 m² median across 11 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1996–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£182/sq ft) was about 42.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: November 2018 at £275,000.