Stairs House is a one-bedroom detached house in Lincoln (LN2 1NS). It has a recorded floor area of 320 m² (around 3444 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (September 2018) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
Held since March 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 320 m² the property is well over the postcode median (73 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £608,000 sits 117.1% above the 2004 sale of £280,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£81/sq ft) was about 44.5% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include HMO conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Stairs House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Insertion of partition walls to facilitate change of use to house in multiple occupation. (LISTED BUILDING CONSENT).
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Latest sale on Stairs House was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£608,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£280,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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What we flagged
Stairs House outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£875
Street avg £1,589
Floor Area
320 m²
Street avg 122 m²
Habitable Rooms
20 rooms
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Cathedral — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.6dB

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 installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
Change of use from a social club to a house in multiple occupation (12 bedrooms).(Amendment in accordance with agents letter 10.5.04 and plan APS/56/03 and LPA letter of 1.6.04).
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26 March 2004Most recent
£280,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LN2 1NS: £180,000 (2025–2019).

Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 6.0 t/year
LN2 1QH
Closest school
0.1 km
Lincoln UTC. 18 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.6dB