59 Steep Hill is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Lincoln (LN2 1LR). It has a recorded floor area of 162 m² (around 1744 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in September 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, lighting went from Very Poor to Average and main heating went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sale prices here have outpaced Lincoln HPI: 7.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £405,000 is 35% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£172/sq ft) was about 16.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 162 m² the property is well over the postcode median (53 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2010. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in April 2015.
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59 Steep Hill's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Council records include a two-storey rear extension at 59 Steep Hill.
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Latest sale on 59 Steep Hill was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£405,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.8% per year over 17 years.
£300,000
Growth on file: 7.8% per year over 17 years.
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On years held, 59 Steep Hill runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,852
Street avg £1,710
Floor Area
162 m²
Street avg 66 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
The Collection — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.4dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system changed
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Erection of a two storey rear extension incorporating dining room at lower ground floor level and conservatory at ground floor level. Installation of dormer window to rear.
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30 April 2015Most recent
£300,000
+20.0%over 5 years20 November 2009
£249,950
+210.7%over 11 years28 November 1997
£80,450
Median price across the last 5 sales in LN2 1LR: £88,000 (2011–2000).

CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 5.8 t/year
LN2 1SW
Closest school
0.2 km
Lincoln UTC. 18 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.5dB