8 Mercer Drive, Lincoln, LN1 1AG
About 8 Mercer Drive
8 Mercer Drive is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Lincoln (LN1 1AG). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 89).
At 74 m² it sits well below the postcode median (129 m² across 44 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Sold September 2021 for £185,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2003–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £210,000 is 13.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£232/sq ft) was about 52.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 Mercer Drive has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
133applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£210,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.5% per year over 18 years.
£185,000
Growth on file: 3.5% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
28 September 2021Most recent
£185,000
+35.0%over 13 years14 December 2007
£137,000
+14.6%over 3 years7 April 2004
£119,500
+19.6%23 December 2003
£99,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in LN1 1AG: £180,000 (2025–2023).
Everything we know about 8 Mercer Drive, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
Versus other Mercer Drive homes
On epc rating, 8 Mercer Drive runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,500
Street avg £2,054
Floor Area
74 m²
Street avg 125 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Berilldon Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Mount Street Academy. 14 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.9dB