8 Bruce Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Lincoln (LN2 1RN). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in March 2011 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).
Sale prices here have outpaced Lincoln HPI: 6.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £397,000 is 20.3% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£255/sq ft) was about 34.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 120 m² it's 28.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (94 m² median across 19 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 74% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer: December 2020 at £330,000.
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8 Bruce Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
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£397,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 9 years.
£330,000
Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 9 years.
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What we flagged
8 Bruce Road outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,750
Street avg £2,667
Floor Area
120 m²
Street avg 105 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Nettleham Close — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.0dB

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 system upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of a single storey rear extension.
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2 December 2020Most recent
£330,000
+73.7%over 8 years26 January 2012
£190,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LN2 1RN: £335,000 (2025–2022).

CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 4.7 t/year
LN2 1SP
Closest school
0.6 km
The Lincoln St Peter-In-Eastgate Church of England Infants Academy. 16 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.0dB