20 Cliff Avenue is a four-bedroom detached house in Nettleham, Lincoln, Lincoln (LN2 2PU). It has a recorded floor area of 160 m² (around 1722 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in November 2019 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and main heating went from Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).
Sale prices here have outpaced Lincoln HPI: 10.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£232/sq ft) was about 25.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 160 m² the property is well over the postcode median (109 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2020. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: August 2024 at £400,000.
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20 Cliff Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Extension: Rear of property
Planning application for alterations to existing dormer, ground floor extension and dormer extension to the rear.
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20 Cliff Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£401,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.9% per year over 5 years.
£400,000
Growth on file: 10.9% per year over 5 years.
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20 Cliff Avenue is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£2,500
Street avg £2,235
Floor Area
160 m²
Street avg 120 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Cliff Avenue — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.4dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Connected to mains gas supply
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
12 August 2024Most recent
£400,000
+60.0%over 4 years29 January 2020
£250,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LN2 2PU: £330,000 (2024–2020).

CO₂ Emissions
6.6 t/year
Street avg 5.6 t/year
LN2 2FD
Closest school
0.7 km
The Nettleham Infant and Nursery School. 7 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.2dB