1 Church Lane is a detached house in Lincoln (LN2 1QJ). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2017) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump.
Today's modelled estimate of £247,000 is 20.3% below the 2018 sale of £310,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£297/sq ft) was about 81.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 97 m² it's 26.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (77 m² median across 14 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). On the market in January 2018 and unlisted since — roughly 8 years.
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1 Church Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
1 Church Lane has no planning applications on record.
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1 Church Lane valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£247,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£310,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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What we flagged
EPC Rating
45 (E)
Street avg 52 (E)
Floor Area
97 m²
Street avg 167 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 10.0 t/year
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
50.3dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
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26 January 2018Most recent
£310,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LN2 1QJ: £380,000 (2024–2020).

Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
LN2 1PG
Closest school
0.3 km
Westgate Academy. 17 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.1dB