2 Wordsworth Street, Lincoln, LN1 3BS
About 2 Wordsworth Street
2 Wordsworth Street is a semi-detached house in Lincoln (LN1 3BS). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 966 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2009) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The latest certificate is from May 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 90 m² it sits well below the postcode median (161 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in March 2015. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1996–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £346,000 is 30.6% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£274/sq ft) was about 28.4% below the postcode norm.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
2 Wordsworth Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 May 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 Wordsworth Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
22applications 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
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1996.
£346,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 18 years.
£265,000
Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
29 March 2015Most recent
£265,000
+19.1%over 10 months26 May 2014
£222,500
+14.1%over 8 years7 June 2005
£195,000
+80.6%over 4 years8 October 2000
£108,000
+54.3%over 3 years15 November 1996
£70,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LN1 3BS: £853,000 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in LN1 3BS
Bailgate Court, Apartment 4, Wordsworth Street, Lincoln, LN1 3BS
Sold Jul 2023
£850,000Bailgate Court, Apartment 6, Wordsworth Street, Lincoln, LN1 3BS
Sold Apr 2023
£1,200,000Bailgate Court, Apartment 1, Wordsworth Street, Lincoln, LN1 3BS
Sold May 2022
£75,000Bailgate Court, Apartment 12, Wordsworth Street, Lincoln, LN1 3BS
Sold Mar 2021
£925,000Bailgate Court, Apartment 9, Wordsworth Street, Lincoln, LN1 3BS
Sold Oct 2020
£485,000
Everything we know about 2 Wordsworth Street, 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
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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
Tourist Information Centre — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Lincoln UTC. 18 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.2dB