18 Holme Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Sudbrooke, Lincoln, Lincoln (LN2 2QL). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in December 2008 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86).
It hasn't traded since January 2001, a hold of 25 years that's notably long for the area. Sale prices here have outpaced Lincoln HPI: 4.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £249,000 sits 245.8% above the 2001 sale of £72,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£87/sq ft) was about 53% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension, a porch and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 77 m² it's 26% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (104 m² median across 20 EPCs).
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Extension: Side and rear of property
Planning application to erect side and rear extensions for new bedroom, larger conservatory, dining, kitchen and lounge, with front porch.
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18 Holme Drive's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£249,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.5% per year over 5 years.
£72,000
Growth on file: 4.5% per year over 5 years.
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Price per m² for 18 Holme Drive lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£935
Street avg £2,307
Floor Area
77 m²
Street avg 107 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 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
0.2 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.9dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Wall insulation upgraded
31 January 2001Most recent
£72,000
+23.1%over 2 years1 July 1998
£58,500
20 May 1996
£58,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in LN2 2QL: £300,000 (2025–2022).

Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
LN2 2QW
Maple Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
1.4 km
Ellison Boulters Church of England Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.0dB