5 Hillside Cottage, Burton, Lincoln, LN1 2RD
About 5 Hillside Cottage
5 Hillside Cottage is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Burton, Lincoln, Lincoln (LN1 2RD). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record.
Held since January 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1997–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £275,000 sits 119.1% above the 2001 sale of £125,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£144/sq ft) was about 43.2% below the postcode norm. At 81 m² it's 26.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (110 m² median across 15 EPCs).
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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
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
5 Hillside 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Mar 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Hillside Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications 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.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
5 Hillside Cottage's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£275,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.5% per year over 3 years.
£125,500
Growth on file: 10.5% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
26 January 2001Most recent
£125,500
+41.1%over 3 years14 August 1997
£88,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in LN1 2RD: £367,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in LN1 2RD
Stone Cottage, Burton, Lincoln, LN1 2RD
Sold Feb 2025
£367,0002 Hillside Cottage, Burton, Lincoln, LN1 2RD
Sold Nov 2024
£280,000Squirrels Leap, Burton, Lincoln, LN1 2RD
Sold Jun 2024
£600,0001 Hall Yard, Burton, Lincoln, LN1 2RD
Sold May 2024
£300,000Abbots View, Burton, Lincoln, LN1 2RD
Sold Mar 2023
£380,000
Everything we know about 5 Hillside Cottage, in one report
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
5 Hillside Cottage is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,549
Street avg £3,150
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 117 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.0 t/year
Street avg 9.4 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
0.1 km
Demand Responsive Area — bus stop.
Closest school
2.2 km
Lincoln Castle Academy. 7 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
45.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB