3 The Ropery, Lincoln, LN1 1EL
About 3 The Ropery
3 The Ropery is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Lincoln (LN1 1EL). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2023) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (September 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a balcony.
At 111 m² it's 20.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (139 m² median across 11 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2015–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £368,000 is 30% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£237/sq ft) was about 22.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £283,000 in February 2019.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageIntegral
- BalconyYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
3 The Ropery sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
3 The Ropery has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
133applications of note in the surrounding area
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Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
£368,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.4% per year over 4 years.
£283,000
Growth on file: 1.4% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
12 February 2019Most recent
£283,000
+5.6%over 3 years6 April 2015
£268,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LN1 1EL: £375,000 (2025–2021).
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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 The Ropery homes
EPC Rating for 3 The Ropery lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,550
Street avg £2,405
Floor Area
111 m²
Street avg 136 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 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
0.2 km
Age UK — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Lincoln UTC. 18 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.9dB