Woodpecker Cottage, Brampton, Lincoln, LN1 2EG
About Woodpecker Cottage
Woodpecker Cottage is a detached house in Brampton, Lincoln, Lincoln (LN1 2EG). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 998 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2010) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 60). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from June 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since November 2000 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £272,000 sits 198.9% above the 2000 sale of £91,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£91/sq ft) was about 34.4% below the postcode norm. At 93 m² it sits well below the postcode median (199 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Woodpecker Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Jun 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
Woodpecker Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Woodpecker Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£272,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£91,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
8 November 2000Most recent
£91,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LN1 2EG: £439,950 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in LN1 2EG
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Sold Aug 2025
£575,000The Twentieth, Brampton, Lincoln, LN1 2EG
Sold Mar 2025
£470,0002 Manor Farm Cottage, Brampton, Lincoln, LN1 2EG
Sold Mar 2024
£185,0003 Manor Farm Cottage, Brampton, Lincoln, LN1 2EG
Sold Oct 2021
£149,950Manor Farm Barn, Brampton, Lincoln, LN1 2EG
Sold Sept 2021
£460,000
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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
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus the street
On price per m², Woodpecker Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£982
Street avg £2,116
Floor Area
93 m²
Street avg 231 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.4 t/year
Street avg 13.4 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
0.0 km
Demand Responsive Area — bus stop.
Closest school
2.4 km
The Marton Academy. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB