Flat, 254 High Street, Lincoln, LN2 1HW

Flat is a mid-terrace house in Lincoln (LN2 1HW). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. At 92 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (33–92 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (39 versus a best of 71). The latest certificate (June 2021) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in March 2012 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 65). Main heating runs on electricity.

At 92 m² it's 27.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (72 m² median across 7 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2016–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at -4.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £168,000 sits 60% above the 2019 sale of £105,000. One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2014. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £105,000 in May 2019.