1 Elvin Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Lincoln (LN2 1SP). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2014) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a corner plot.
Sale prices here have outpaced Lincoln HPI: 8.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£276/sq ft) was about 39.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, solar panel installation and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold September 2020 for £276,500.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Nov 2024
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
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Price for 1 Elvin Close has grown more than fourfold since the 2002 starting point.
£300,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.9% per year over 18 years.
£276,500
Growth on file: 8.9% per year over 18 years.
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Price per m² for 1 Elvin Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,973
Street avg £2,392
Floor Area
93 m²
Street avg 102 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.2dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Variation of condition 2 of planning permission 2024/0653/HOU to alter glazing and addition of solar panels. Removal of single storey front extension.
Extension: Two storey
Demolition of existing single storey side extension. Erection of a two storey side extension and single storey front and rear extension.
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28 September 2020Most recent
£276,500
+381.7%over 18 years1 May 2002
£57,405
Median price across the last 5 sales in LN2 1SP: £225,000 (2021–2006).

Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
LN2 1RP
Elvin Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Lincoln Castle Academy. 16 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.5dB