1a is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Lincoln (LN2 1RF). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Period features are noted in the property record.
Sale prices here have outpaced Lincoln HPI: 4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £336,000 is 11.6% below the 2025 sale of £380,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£411/sq ft) was about 140.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It changed hands recently, sold March 2025 for £380,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2009. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 86 m² it sits well below the postcode median (219 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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1a has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
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1a valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£336,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.0% per year over 17 years.
£380,000
Growth on file: 4.0% per year over 17 years.
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On co₂ emissions, 1a stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
57 (D)
Street avg 57 (D)
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 195 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 9.2 t/year
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Lincoln Hotel — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.3dB

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
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
Reinstatement of chimney and replacement of 2 windows (LISTED BUILDING CONSENT).
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19 March 2025Most recent
£380,000
+15.5%over 4 years7 January 2021
£329,000
+26.1%over 11 years23 November 2009
£261,000
+33.8%over 1 year25 April 2008
£195,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LN2 1RF: £159,500 (2022–1997).

Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
LN2 1QP
Closest school
0.2 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
40.2dB