Dovecote, Kingsway, Nettleham, Lincoln, LN2 2QA
About Dovecote
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.
At 105 m² it's 24.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (139 m² median across 26 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 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. Across 2008–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£270/sq ft) was about 65.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold November 2023 for £305,000.
Energy performance
Dovecote sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has been extended more than once, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Dovecote has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
2 applications on record at Dovecote, Kingsway, Nettleham, Lincoln, LN2 2QA
- Aug 2012RenovationHeritageOutcome in report
Listed building consent for replacement windows
ListedNew Windows- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 128784
- More recent applications — locked
- OutbuildingJan 2025Decision
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Sales history & valuation
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.
Sales timeline
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).
Nearby sales in LN2 2QA
8 Kingsway, Nettleham, Lincoln, LN2 2QA
Sold Mar 2025
£344,00014 Kingsway, Nettleham, Lincoln, LN2 2QA
Sold Jan 2025
£312,00015 Kingsway, Nettleham, Lincoln, LN2 2QA
Sold Aug 2024
£355,00023 Kingsway, Nettleham, Lincoln, LN2 2QA
Sold Mar 2024
£315,00022 Kingsway, Nettleham, Lincoln, LN2 2QA
Sold May 2023
£350,000
Versus other Kingsway homes
Habitable Rooms for Dovecote lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,905
Street avg £2,048
Floor Area
105 m²
Street avg 158 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.6 t/year
Street avg 6.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Beech Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
The Nettleham Infant and Nursery School. 6 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.8dB







