What kind of home is 7 Fordham Drive, LN1 1AJ?

7 Fordham Drive, LN1 1AJ is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What did 7 Fordham Drive, LN1 1AJ sell for?

7 Fordham Drive, LN1 1AJ last sold for £97,950 in July 2002, around 24 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 7 Fordham Drive, LN1 1AJ have?

The current EPC rating for 7 Fordham Drive, LN1 1AJ is D with a score of 68 out of 100, lodged in February 2023. It has dropped from a C recorded in November 2012. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 7 Fordham Drive, LN1 1AJ?

7 Fordham Drive, LN1 1AJ has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (990 sq ft), around 31 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 24% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in LN1 1AJ. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 7 Fordham Drive, LN1 1AJ use?

The latest EPC at 7 Fordham Drive, LN1 1AJ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 7 Fordham Drive, LN1 1AJ?

7 Fordham Drive, LN1 1AJ is in council tax band C.

Which area is 7 Fordham Drive, LN1 1AJ in?

7 Fordham Drive, LN1 1AJ sits in Lincoln. It falls within the LN1 postcode district in Lincolnshire.

How safe is the area around 7 Fordham Drive, LN1 1AJ?

Police records around 7 Fordham Drive, LN1 1AJ show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 7 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 59% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 7 Fordham Drive, LN1 1AJ?

The closest primary school to 7 Fordham Drive, LN1 1AJ is Mount Street Academy (1.0km), one of 10 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Lincoln Castle Academy (1.2km), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 7 Fordham Drive, LN1 1AJ?

The closest bus stop to 7 Fordham Drive, LN1 1AJ is Berilldon Drive, 91m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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7 Fordham Drive, Lincoln, LN1 1AJ

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

92 m²

990 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 68

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Private Rental

Overview

About 7 Fordham Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

7 Fordham Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Lincoln (LN1 1AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (November 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.

Untraded for 24 years, with the last transfer in July 2002. Today's modelled estimate of £242,000 sits 147.1% above the 2002 sale of £97,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£99/sq ft) was about 39.1% below the postcode norm. At 92 m² it's 16.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (110 m² median across 6 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs).

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Feb 2023

EPC Rating

D68

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

3.6 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 7 Fordham Drive, Lincoln, LN1 1AJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

7 Fordham Drive has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

133applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

7 Fordham Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£242,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2002)

£97,950

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

25 July 2002Most recent
£97,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in LN1 1AJ: £287,000 (2022–2014).

Nearby sales in LN1 1AJ

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On the street

Versus other Fordham Drive homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Years Held for 7 Fordham Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,065

Street avg £2,118

Strongly below

Floor Area

92 m²

Street avg 115 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.6 t/year

Street avg 4.1 t/year

Strongly above

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Lincoln district page.

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Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Berilldon Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

1.0 km

Mount Street Academy. 14 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LN1 1AJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.4dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for LN1 1AJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

45.3dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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