42 Bassingham Crescent is a semi-detached house in Lincoln (LN2 2ET). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2022) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in April 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
Today's modelled estimate of £155,000 sits 80.2% above the 2022 sale of £86,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£174/sq ft) was about 28% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 46 m² it's 28.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (65 m² median across 21 EPCs). Sold December 2022 for £86,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
42 Bassingham Crescent has no planning applications on record.
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The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£155,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£86,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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On floor area, 42 Bassingham Crescent runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,870
Street avg £1,714
Floor Area
46 m²
Street avg 67 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Bassingham Crescent — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.6dB

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
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Mechanical ventilation installed
13 December 2022Most recent
£86,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LN2 2ET: £135,000 (2025–2016).

Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.3 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
LN2 2BQ
Closest school
0.3 km
Lincoln Castle Academy. 14 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.2dB