7 Bain Street, Lincoln, LN1 3PH
About 7 Bain Street
7 Bain Street is a semi-detached house in Lincoln (LN1 3PH). It has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (around 1204 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2010) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 66). The latest certificate is from February 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since February 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 112 m² the property is well over the postcode median (73 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £153,000 sits 218.8% above the 2004 sale of £48,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£40/sq ft) was about 69.3% below the postcode norm.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
7 Bain 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Feb 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
7 Bain Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
22applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 7 Bain Street
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
Latest sale on 7 Bain Street was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£153,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£48,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
9 February 2004Most recent
£48,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LN1 3PH: £135,000 (2025–2016).
Everything we know about 7 Bain 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
Versus other Bain Street homes
Price per m² for 7 Bain Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£429
Street avg £1,514
Floor Area
112 m²
Street avg 82 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 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
0.1 km
Sanders Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Lincoln Castle Academy. 13 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.4dB