For sale Cottage

THE COTTAGE

LOUTH, GAYTON LE WOLD, LINCOLNSHIRE LN11 0RA

4 beds 2 baths 2,088 sq ft Listed 31 Mar 2026 (-214d)

£575,000

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# 4 bedroom cottage for sale (LN11 0RA)

## Property Details

| Key | Value |
|-----|-------|
| Address | THE COTTAGE, LOUTH, GAYTON LE WOLD, LINCOLNSHIRE LN11 0RA |
| Price | £575,000 |
| Bedrooms | 4 |
| Bathrooms | 2 |
| Council tax | C |
| Construction age | England and Wales: 1900-1929 |
| Floor area | 194 m² |
| Last sold | £355,000 Jul 2018 |

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** A
- **Expiry date:** 07/07/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £1,908/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £21,050

### Recommendations
- A2 (£900 - £1,200)
- W2 (£5,000 - £10,000)
- V2 (£5,000 - £20,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/3635-1523-5500-0268-2202)

## Description

Vendors have significantly improved the energy efficiency of the property with the above changes achieving an excellent epc, from a G rating (14) to a C rating (76)!!

Gayton le Wold is a small village located within the Lincolnshire Wolds National Landscape (the revised term for an 'Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty'); well-placed for the range of services and amenities available in the nearby town of Louth (six miles to the East).

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## Floorplans

- ![Floorplan 1](/listings/photos/173934371/2641044) - Floorplan 1

## EPC Graphs

- ![EE Rating](/listings/photos/173934371/2641045) - EE Rating

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| THE COTTAGE, GAYTON LE WOLD, LOUTH, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE, LN11 0RA | £355,000 | 06/07/2018 | Detached |
| THE COTTAGE, GAYTON LE WOLD, LOUTH, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE, LN11 0RA | £265,000 | 09/05/2011 | Detached |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 1 LIME GROVE, LOUTH, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE, LN11 0AT | £200,000 | 27/03/2026 | Detached |
| GREYTON LODGE NEWBRIDGE LANE, COVENHAM ST MARY, LOUTH, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE, LN11 0PQ | £480,000 | 19/12/2025 | Detached |
| GRIMBLETHORPE HOUSE, GRIMBLETHORPE, LOUTH, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE, LN11 0RB | £555,000 | 19/12/2025 | Detached |
| 10 BEE ORCHID WAY, LOUTH, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE, LN11 0FP | £370,000 | 19/11/2025 | Detached |
| 5 GRIMSBY ROAD, LOUTH, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE, LN11 0ED | £357,500 | 11/11/2025 | Detached |
| 2 CHRISTOPHER CLOSE, LOUTH, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE, LN11 0BT | £267,000 | 05/11/2025 | Detached |
| YORK HOUSE MAIN ROAD, COVENHAM ST BARTHOLOMEW, LOUTH, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE, LN11 0PF | £210,000 | 31/10/2025 | Detached |
| WINDRUSH CHURCH LANE, UTTERBY, LOUTH, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE, LN11 0TH | £245,000 | 10/10/2025 | Detached |
| 13 BOLLE ROAD, LOUTH, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE, LN11 0GR | £265,000 | 06/08/2025 | Detached |
| 10 JACOBS CLOSE, UTTERBY, LOUTH, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE, LN11 0GJ | £416,000 | 04/07/2025 | Detached |
| GREENACRES SHORT LANE, FOTHERBY, LOUTH, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE, LN11 0TE | £175,000 | 19/06/2025 | Detached |
| 12 DAHLIA DRIVE, LOUTH, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE, LN11 0GY | £299,950 | 25/04/2025 | Detached |
| EASTFIELD ALLENBY CRESCENT, FOTHERBY, LOUTH, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE, LN11 0UJ | £268,500 | 14/04/2025 | Detached |
| 21 ORCHARD CLOSE, LOUTH, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE, LN11 0BS | £210,000 | 07/04/2025 | Detached |
| 6 ALBATROSS WAY, LOUTH, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE, LN11 0ZF | £270,000 | 31/03/2025 | Detached |
| 86 HIGH HOLME ROAD, LOUTH, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE, LN11 0HE | £332,000 | 28/03/2025 | Detached |
| 2 SIGNAL BOX WAY, LOUTH, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE, LN11 0AG | £395,000 | 28/03/2025 | Detached |
| 53 AMANDA DRIVE, LOUTH, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE, LN11 0AZ | £245,000 | 28/03/2025 | Detached |
| 21 MAPLE CLOSE, LOUTH, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE, LN11 0DW | £290,000 | 25/03/2025 | Detached |
| LEA VIEW GRANGE LANE, UTTERBY, LOUTH, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE, LN11 0TS | £170,000 | 20/03/2025 | Detached |

**Area average:** £301,048 (20 sales)

## Price vs local average

*Outcode + property type (HousePrices, last 2 years).*

- **Local average:** £331,771 (72 Detached, LN11, 2024–2026)
- **Deviation:** +73.3%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (East Lindsey). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £636/mo
- **Realistic:** £707/mo
- **Optimistic:** £778/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Wolds and Coast (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

- **LHA floor (this property size):** £673/mo

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.12% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £88,375
- **Target investor price (1%):** £70,700

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on Area rent estimate.*

## Price per Square Metre

- **£/m²:** £2,964/m²

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 13.5%
- **10y growth:** 40.5%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for East Lindsey; Detached series; as of July 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 4.2%
- **5y growth (index):** 14.3%
- **10y growth (index):** 44.9%

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Job (default Low)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

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Property details

Tenure

FREEHOLD

Floor area

194 m²

Council tax band

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1900-1929

Last sold

£355,000 Jul 2018

Price per m²

£2,964/m²

Local average

£331,771 (+73.3%)

Deprivation

Decile 5 (13,725 of 33,755)

Street crime

0 incidents within 1 mile (Aug 2026)

Key features

Beautiful four bedroom family home
Extended and modernised in recent years
Classic mid-Lincolnshire countryside views to all four aspects
Plot of approx. 1/3 acre
Solar panels, with battery storage
Located within the Lincolnshire Wolds National Landscape
EPC: C!

Additional details

Parking: Yes
Garden: Yes

Description

The Cottage at Gayton le Wold is a beautiful four bedroom family home, extended and modernised in recent years to provide varied living space, with classic mid-Lincolnshire countryside views to all four aspects. Occupying a plot of approx. 1/3 acre, providing beautiful gardens; the property boasts a gross internal floor area of over 2000 sq ft. With high ceilings throughout, a viewing is essential to appreciate this spacious, well-laid out family home. The property benefits from solar panels, with battery storage. The Cottage is approached via a gravelled driveway providing ample parking for multiple vehicles,

Vendors have significantly improved the energy efficiency of the property with the above changes achieving an excellent epc, from a G rating (14) to a C rating (76)!!

Gayton le Wold is a small village located within the Lincolnshire Wolds National Landscape (the revised term for an 'Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty'); well-placed for the range of services and amenities available in the nearby town of Louth (six miles to the East).

Listed by

Horncastle

Robert Bell & Company

Reference: 173934371

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: C

Potential rating: A

Inspection date: 08/07/2025

Expiry date: 07/07/2035

Current heating cost: £1,908/year

Potential heating cost: £1,672/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £21,050

Recommendations

Flat roof or sloping ceiling insulation (£900 - £1,200)
Floor insulation (solid floor) (£5,000 - £10,000)
Wind turbine (£5,000 - £20,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Registered land (INSPIRE)

This location is outside the imported HM Land Registry INSPIRE registered freehold polygons.

Source: HM Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygons.

Floorplans

Floorplan 1

EPC Graphs

EE Rating

Price history

34% since 2011

Event	Date	Price	% change
Listed for sale	—	£575,000	+62%
Sold	06/07/2018 (8 years ago)	£355,000	+34%
Sold	09/05/2011 (15 years ago)	£265,000	—

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Crown copyright.

Sold Comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Data from Land Registry Price Paid.

Address	Price	Date	Type
1 LIME GROVE, LOUTH, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE, LN11 0AT	£200,000	27/03/2026	Detached
GREYTON LODGE NEWBRIDGE LANE, COVENHAM ST MARY, LOUTH, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE, LN11 0PQ	£480,000	19/12/2025	Detached
GRIMBLETHORPE HOUSE, GRIMBLETHORPE, LOUTH, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE, LN11 0RB	£555,000	19/12/2025	Detached
10 BEE ORCHID WAY, LOUTH, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE, LN11 0FP	£370,000	19/11/2025	Detached
5 GRIMSBY ROAD, LOUTH, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE, LN11 0ED	£357,500	11/11/2025	Detached
2 CHRISTOPHER CLOSE, LOUTH, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE, LN11 0BT	£267,000	05/11/2025	Detached
YORK HOUSE MAIN ROAD, COVENHAM ST BARTHOLOMEW, LOUTH, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE, LN11 0PF	£210,000	31/10/2025	Detached
WINDRUSH CHURCH LANE, UTTERBY, LOUTH, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE, LN11 0TH	£245,000	10/10/2025	Detached
13 BOLLE ROAD, LOUTH, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE, LN11 0GR	£265,000	06/08/2025	Detached
10 JACOBS CLOSE, UTTERBY, LOUTH, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE, LN11 0GJ	£416,000	04/07/2025	Detached
GREENACRES SHORT LANE, FOTHERBY, LOUTH, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE, LN11 0TE	£175,000	19/06/2025	Detached
12 DAHLIA DRIVE, LOUTH, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE, LN11 0GY	£299,950	25/04/2025	Detached
EASTFIELD ALLENBY CRESCENT, FOTHERBY, LOUTH, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE, LN11 0UJ	£268,500	14/04/2025	Detached
21 ORCHARD CLOSE, LOUTH, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE, LN11 0BS	£210,000	07/04/2025	Detached
6 ALBATROSS WAY, LOUTH, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE, LN11 0ZF	£270,000	31/03/2025	Detached
86 HIGH HOLME ROAD, LOUTH, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE, LN11 0HE	£332,000	28/03/2025	Detached
2 SIGNAL BOX WAY, LOUTH, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE, LN11 0AG	£395,000	28/03/2025	Detached
53 AMANDA DRIVE, LOUTH, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE, LN11 0AZ	£245,000	28/03/2025	Detached
21 MAPLE CLOSE, LOUTH, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE, LN11 0DW	£290,000	25/03/2025	Detached
LEA VIEW GRANGE LANE, UTTERBY, LOUTH, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE, LN11 0TS	£170,000	20/03/2025	Detached

Area average: £301,048 (20 sales)

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth 13.5%

10y growth 40.5%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): East Lindsey. Series: Detached. As of July 2026.

1y (index) 4.2%

5y (index) 14.3%

10y (index) 44.9%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for East Lindsey. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £636/mo

Realistic £707/mo

Optimistic £778/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → East Lindsey.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Wolds and Coast: £673/mo (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026)

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Gayton Le Wold Lane End	0.4 miles
Shop	Post & Pantry	1.7 miles
Shop	J. Ward	1.8 miles
Train station	Ludborough	7.8 miles
Train station	Market Rasen	8.2 miles
Hospital	Horncastle War Memorial Hospital	10.0 miles

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Total incidents	0

Within 1 mile during Aug 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
The Donington-on-Bain School	Primary	1.8 miles	Good — 24 Jun 2024

Rental Comparables

Rental comparables data is not available for this property.

Rent-driven metrics

Based on Area rent estimate.

Rent ratio 0.12%

Max investor price (0.8%) £88,375

Target investor price (1%) £70,700

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).