Beck Cottage, Riseholme Lane, Riseholme, Lincoln, LN2 2LE
About Beck Cottage
Beck Cottage is a detached house in Riseholme, Lincoln, Lincoln (LN2 2LE). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2023) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in February 2014 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 74 m² the property is well over the postcode median (52 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £251,000 sits 4920% above the 2021 sale of £5,000. Sold January 2021 for £5,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Beck Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £885 · Includes VAT
Planning history
Beck Cottage has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Beck Cottage's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (2021).
£251,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£5,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 January 2021Most recent
£5,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in LN2 2LE: £260,000 (2008–1998).
Versus other Riseholme Lane homes
Beck Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
39 (E)
Street avg 46 (E)
Floor Area
74 m²
Street avg 87 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.7 t/year
Street avg 6.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.7 km
Lawress Hall Riseholme Campus — bus stop.
Closest school
1.7 km
Ermine Primary Academy. 8 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.2dB







