3 Cottesford Place is a four-bedroom detached house in Lincoln (LN2 1QF). It has a recorded floor area of 175 m² (around 1884 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since December 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 4-band jump. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Sale prices here have outpaced Lincoln HPI: 9.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 175 m² it's 17.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (149 m² median across 3 EPCs). Last sold in November 2013, so it's been off the market for around 13 years.
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3 Cottesford Place's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
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3 Cottesford Place has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£611,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.3% per year over 15 years.
£610,000
Growth on file: 9.3% per year over 15 years.
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What we flagged
3 Cottesford Place is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£3,486
Street avg £4,233
Floor Area
175 m²
Street avg 149 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Bailgate Methodist Church — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.1dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Installation of two dormer windows to front elevation.
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7 November 2013Most recent
£610,000
+3.4%over 6 years20 August 2007
£590,000
+283.1%over 9 years27 May 1998
£154,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LN2 1QF: £590,000 (2024–2008).

Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 7.7 t/year
LN2 1SW
Closest school
0.3 km
Westgate Academy. 17 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
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