16 Lacy Close is a five-bedroom detached house in Nettleham, Lincoln, Lincoln (LN2 2WF). It has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (around 1238 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2011. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Held since June 2000 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Sale prices here have outpaced Lincoln HPI: 4.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £328,000 sits 310% above the 2000 sale of £80,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£65/sq ft) was about 54.6% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2004. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 115 m² it's 22.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (94 m² median across 11 EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
16 Lacy Close has an approved single-storey extension on the planning record.
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16 Lacy Close's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£328,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 3 years.
£80,000
Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 3 years.
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Habitable Rooms for 16 Lacy Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£696
Street avg £2,390
Floor Area
115 m²
Street avg 103 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 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
0.1 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.1dB

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 changed
Roof insulation improved
Extension: Single storey
PLANNING APPLICATION FOR FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION OVER GARAGE AND INTERNAL ALTERATIONS
1 June 2000Most recent
£80,000
+15.9%over 3 years15 April 1997
£69,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LN2 2WF: £290,000 (2024–2017).

Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
LN2 2YH
Medical Practice — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
The Nettleham Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School. 6 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.8dB