5 Industrial Cottages, Lincoln, LN1 1DZ
About 5 Industrial Cottages
5 Industrial Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Lincoln (LN1 1DZ). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (April 2017) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
One planning application is currently pending a decision in 2023. Most recent transfer: September 2022 at £157,000. 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. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Across 1998–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£197/sq ft) was about 25.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- May 2023ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey rear extension.
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 2023/0317/HOU
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
5 Industrial Cottages has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£168,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 24 years.
£157,000
Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
26 September 2022Most recent
£157,000
+14.6%over 4 years19 October 2017
£137,000
+185.4%over 16 years18 July 2001
£48,000
+33.5%over 2 years10 September 1998
£35,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in LN1 1DZ: £173,000 (2025–2017).
Nearby sales in LN1 1DZ
4 Industrial Cottages, Lincoln, LN1 1DZ
Sold Mar 2025
£160,00011 12, Industrial Cottages, Lincoln, LN1 1DZ
Sold Jun 2024
£255,0006 Industrial Cottages, Lincoln, LN1 1DZ
Sold Aug 2022
£173,0003 Industrial Cottages, Lincoln, LN1 1DZ
Sold Aug 2017
£139,9501 Industrial Cottages, Lincoln, LN1 1DZ
Sold Oct 2015
£119,000
Everything we know about 5 Industrial Cottages, 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 Industrial Cottages homes
On floor area, 5 Industrial Cottages stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,122
Street avg £1,956
Floor Area
74 m²
Street avg 67 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 3.7 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
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Curtis Factory — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
The St Faith's Church of England Infant and Nursery School, Lincoln. 16 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.2dB