1 Kingsway is a detached house in Nettleham, Lincoln, Lincoln (LN2 2QA). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2015) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced Lincoln HPI: 20.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £285,000 is 32.9% below the 2020 sale of £425,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£449/sq ft) was about 168.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 88 m² it sits well below the postcode median (132 m² across 25 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Last sale on file: £425,000 in February 2020. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2017.
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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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Nov 2025
Outline application to erect 1no. small two bedroom retirement bungalow or dormer bungalow-access and landscaping to be considered and not reserved for subsequent applications.
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1 Kingsway has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2016.
£285,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 20.7% per year over 4 years.
£425,000
Growth on file: 20.7% per year over 4 years.
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What we flagged
On price per m², 1 Kingsway stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,830
Street avg £2,037
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 151 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Beech Avenue — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.1dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
7 February 2020Most recent
£425,000
+102.4%over 3 years10 May 2016
£210,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LN2 2QA: £315,000 (2025–2023).

Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 6.1 t/year
LN2 2QW
Closest school
0.4 km
The Nettleham Infant and Nursery School. 6 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.8dB