1 East Bight is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Lincoln (LN2 1QH). It has a recorded floor area of 151 m² (around 1625 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2023) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in January 2013 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Sale prices here have outpaced Lincoln HPI: 9.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £358,000 is 25.6% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£175/sq ft) was about 35.7% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in May 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Council records include a part-single-part-two-storey rear extension at 1 East Bight.
Submission of details to discharge condition 3 (materials) of planning permission 2017/0239/HOU.
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£358,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.6% per year over 3 years.
£285,000
Growth on file: 9.6% per year over 3 years.
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What we flagged
On price per m², 1 East Bight runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,887
Street avg £3,289
Floor Area
151 m²
Street avg 144 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 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
50.7dB

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
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Non Material Amendment to planning permission 2017/0239/HOU for minor design changes to include cedar cladding surround to glazed oriel window and amendments to roof colour.
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31 May 2016Most recent
£285,000
+29.5%over 2 years1 August 2013
£220,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LN2 1QH: £362,500 (2022–2011).

CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 7.6 t/year
LN2 1PG
Closest school
0.4 km
Westgate Academy. 17 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.5dB