72 Bailgate, Lincoln, LN1 3AR
About 72 Bailgate
72 Bailgate is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Lincoln (LN1 3AR). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2010. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Across 2017–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £261,000 is 13% below the 2021 sale of £300,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£472/sq ft) was about 113.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 6 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 59 m² it's 22.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (76 m² median across 26 EPCs). Sold September 2021 for £300,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
72 Bailgate has multiple listed-building consents on file — alterations need formal heritage approval.
- Sept 2023Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 Oak - Reduce the four lowest lateral branches (as identified in the submitted photograph) back to the property boundary of number 72
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 2023/0560/TCO
- Dec 2021RenovationHeritageIn report
Installation of new stud wall and roof light, replacement fire and flue, partial infilling of door opening and replacement doors to ground floor; new opening, door and bathroom to first floor. (Listed Building Consent)
Listed- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 2021/0814/LBC
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 72 Bailgate
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
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£261,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 5 years.
£300,000
Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
28 September 2021Most recent
£300,000
+36.4%over 4 years27 January 2017
£220,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LN1 3AR: £410,000 (2025–2021).
Everything we know about 72 Bailgate, 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
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Bailgate homes
On floor area, 72 Bailgate runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,085
Street avg £3,132
Floor Area
59 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 6.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Bailgate Methodist Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Westgate Academy. 17 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.3dB