8 Northgate is a four-bedroom detached house in Lincoln (LN2 1QS). It has a recorded floor area of 305 m² (around 3283 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in March 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sale prices here have outpaced Lincoln HPI: 8.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £891,000 is 10.9% below the 2024 sale of £1,000,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£305/sq ft) was about 108.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 305 m² the property is well over the postcode median (202 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 9 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold May 2024 for £1,000,000.
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8 Northgate ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
8 Northgate has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
Canopy lift T1 (Plum) and reduce canopy to comply with County Council enforcement notice, reduce and shape T2 (Yew) to a height of 5.5 metres and a balanced canopy radius of 1.5 metres and heavy reduction of T3 (Plum) to previous reduction points.
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Latest sale on 8 Northgate was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£891,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.4% per year over 23 years.
£1,000,000
Growth on file: 8.4% per year over 23 years.
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What we flagged
On price per m², 8 Northgate stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,279
Street avg £2,076
Floor Area
305 m²
Street avg 216 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Lincoln Hotel — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
To fell T1 (Elm).
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10 May 2024Most recent
£1,000,000
+81.8%over 14 years8 April 2010
£550,000
+260.7%over 9 years2 February 2001
£152,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in LN2 1QS: £460,000 (2020–2013).

Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.5 t/year
Street avg 9.2 t/year
LN2 1QF
Closest school
0.3 km
The Lincoln St Peter-In-Eastgate Church of England Infants Academy. 17 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
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