Dovecote is an end-of-terrace house in Nettleham, Lincoln, Lincoln (LN2 2QA). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (May 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced Lincoln HPI: 1.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£270/sq ft) was about 61.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 105 m² it's 20.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (132 m² median across 25 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Sold November 2023 for £305,000.
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Dovecote's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Dovecote has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
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Dovecote's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£317,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.4% per year over 16 years.
£305,000
Growth on file: 1.4% per year over 16 years.
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Habitable Rooms for Dovecote lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,905
Street avg £2,129
Floor Area
105 m²
Street avg 150 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 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
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Planning Application for Installation of standard 6ftx4ft wooden shed with apex roof on hard standing in garden owned by Dovecote. The shed will be used for the storage of garden implements only.
Listed building consent for replacement windows
3 November 2023Most recent
£305,000
+24.5%over 15 years4 January 2008
£245,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LN2 2QA: £344,000 (2025–2023).

Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.6 t/year
Street avg 6.0 t/year
LN2 2FD
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