Church Cottage is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Sudbrooke, Lincoln, Lincoln (LN2 2QH). It has a recorded floor area of 141 m² (around 1518 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in September 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average; while lighting dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sale prices here have outpaced Lincoln HPI: 4.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£237/sq ft) was about 51.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer was December 2024 at £360,000 — fresh data. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Church Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Application for non-material amendment to planning application 126899 granted 9 March 2011 - larger lobby with doorway to kitchen, larger garage, change from store to games room and lock up kitchen door and fit window
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£356,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.4% per year over 15 years.
£360,000
Growth on file: 4.4% per year over 15 years.
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Years Held for Church Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,553
Street avg £2,041
Floor Area
141 m²
Street avg 213 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 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
0.4 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.4dB

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
Cavity wall insulation installed
Roof insulation improved
Extension: Single storey
Planning application for first floor extension to provide bathroom, ground floor lobby from house to store and construction of a double garage
17 December 2024Most recent
£360,000
+14.3%over 2 years20 December 2021
£315,000
+65.8%over 11 years15 February 2010
£190,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LN2 2QH: £347,000 (2024–2021).
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CO₂ Emissions
8.6 t/year
Street avg 11.2 t/year
LN2 2FR
Junction with Scothern Road — bus stop.
Closest school
1.2 km
Ellison Boulters Church of England Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB