5 Palmer Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Lincoln (LN2 1BH). It has a recorded floor area of 123 m² (around 1324 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since July 2011. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Sale prices here have outpaced Lincoln HPI: 2.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£302/sq ft) was about 48.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £400,000 in April 2023. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 123 m² it's 24.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (163 m² median across 3 EPCs).
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5 Palmer Road has an approved single-storey side and rear extension on the planning record.
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£420,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.8% per year over 15 years.
£400,000
Growth on file: 2.8% per year over 15 years.
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On price per m², 5 Palmer Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,252
Street avg £2,508
Floor Area
123 m²
Street avg 177 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.7dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of a single storey side and rear extension extending 4.5 metres beyond the rear wall to a maximum height of 3 metres and eaves height of 3 metres
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21 April 2023Most recent
£400,000
+22.1%over 4 years24 August 2018
£327,500
+32.3%over 6 years27 January 2012
£247,500
-6.6%over 3 years6 June 2008
£264,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in LN2 1BH: £425,000 (2022–2011).

Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
LN2 1SW
5 Longdales Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Our Lady of Lincoln Catholic Primary School A Voluntary Academy. 16 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.0dB