# 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 |
| Last sold | £355,000 Jul 2018 |

## 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).

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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 |
| GRIMBLETHORPE HOUSE, GRIMBLETHORPE, LOUTH, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE, LN11 0RB | £555,000 | 19/12/2025 | Detached |
| GREYTON LODGE NEWBRIDGE LANE, COVENHAM ST MARY, LOUTH, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE, LN11 0PQ | £480,000 | 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 |
| 53 AMANDA DRIVE, LOUTH, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE, LN11 0AZ | £245,000 | 28/03/2025 | 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 |
| 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.*

## 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)

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