1 Alma Cottage, Eastern Road, Lydd, Romney Marsh, TN29 9EF
About 1 Alma Cottage
1 Alma Cottage is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Lydd, Romney Marsh, Romney Marsh (TN29 9EF). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2024) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include outbuildings.
Held since January 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 1999–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 15.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £216,000 sits 51% above the 2008 sale of £143,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£218/sq ft) was about 27.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
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Planning history
1 Alma Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1999.
£216,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 15.1% per year over 8 years.
£143,000
Growth on file: 15.1% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
25 January 2008Most recent
£143,000
+27.7%over 3 years27 May 2004
£112,000
+148.9%over 4 years1 November 1999
£45,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN29 9EF: £111,000 (2022–2001).
Nearby sales in TN29 9EF
Mill Cottage, Eastern Road, Lydd, Romney Marsh, TN29 9EF
Sold Jul 2022
£227,500Eastwick, Eastern Road, Lydd, Romney Marsh, TN29 9EF
Sold Aug 2008
£165,9952 Alma Cottage, Eastern Road, Lydd, Romney Marsh, TN29 9EF
Sold Jan 2005
£98,750Tamarind, Eastern Road, Lydd, Romney Marsh, TN29 9EF
Sold Apr 2002
£90,000Crossways, Eastern Road, Lydd, Romney Marsh, TN29 9EF
Sold Nov 2001
£111,000
Versus other Eastern Road homes
Price per m²
£2,344
Street avg £2,471
Floor Area
61 m²
Street avg 58 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.4 t/year
Street avg 4.0 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
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Poplar Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Lydd Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.5dB