Briar Lea is a semi-detached house in Nettleham, Lincoln, Lincoln (LN2 2LU). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2025) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).
A recent sale: £190,000 in July 2025. At 71 m² it sits well below the postcode median (108 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 86% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £209,000 is 10% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£249/sq ft) was about 71.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Briar Lea valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£209,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£190,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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Years Held for Briar Lea lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,676
Street avg £2,333
Floor Area
71 m²
Street avg 109 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 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
48.5dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What will this home really cost to run?
The EPC's recommended upgrades and their estimated cost, in the full report
21 July 2025Most recent
£190,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LN2 2LU: £210,000 (2024–2018).
1 Heath Farm Cottage Welton Road Nettleham Lincoln
Sold Nov 2024
2 Heath Farm Cottage Welton Road Nettleham Lincoln
Sold Feb 2021
Warrawee Welton Road Nettleham Lincoln
Sold Feb 2021
West View Welton Road Nettleham Lincoln
Sold Oct 2020
Colborne Welton Road Nettleham Lincoln
Sold Nov 2017

Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 6.0 t/year
Nettleham Heath — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
The Nettleham Infant and Nursery School. 2 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.9dB