What type of property is 23 Cotton Smith Way, LN2 2XT?

23 Cotton Smith Way, LN2 2XT is a 3-bedroom detached house.

When did 23 Cotton Smith Way, LN2 2XT last change hands?

23 Cotton Smith Way, LN2 2XT last sold for £290,000 in October 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £165,000 in February 2004, so prices have been rising over 19 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 23 Cotton Smith Way, LN2 2XT changed over time?

Across 2 sales between February 2004 and October 2022, 23 Cotton Smith Way, LN2 2XT rose from £165,000 to £290,000, a change of £125,000. That works out to roughly +3.1% per year compounded over 19 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 23 Cotton Smith Way, LN2 2XT?

The current EPC rating for 23 Cotton Smith Way, LN2 2XT is D with a score of 68 out of 100, lodged in April 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 23 Cotton Smith Way, LN2 2XT?

23 Cotton Smith Way, LN2 2XT has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (807 sq ft), around 25 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 14% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in LN2 2XT. Source: EPC Register.

How is 23 Cotton Smith Way, LN2 2XT heated?

The latest EPC at 23 Cotton Smith Way, LN2 2XT records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 23 Cotton Smith Way, LN2 2XT?

23 Cotton Smith Way, LN2 2XT is in council tax band C.

Where is 23 Cotton Smith Way, LN2 2XT located?

23 Cotton Smith Way, LN2 2XT sits in Nettleham, Lincoln, Lincoln. It falls within the LN2 postcode district in Lincolnshire.

How safe is the area around 23 Cotton Smith Way, LN2 2XT?

Police records around 23 Cotton Smith Way, LN2 2XT show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 4 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 46% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 23 Cotton Smith Way, LN2 2XT?

The closest primary school to 23 Cotton Smith Way, LN2 2XT is The Nettleham Infant and Nursery School (591m), one of 3 primaries within walking distance.

How well connected is 23 Cotton Smith Way, LN2 2XT?

The closest bus stop to 23 Cotton Smith Way, LN2 2XT is Cotton Smith Way, 111m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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23 Cotton Smith Way, Nettleham, Lincoln, LN2 2XT

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

75 m²

807 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 68

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 23 Cotton Smith Way

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

23 Cotton Smith Way is a three-bedroom detached house in Nettleham, Lincoln, Lincoln (LN2 2XT). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.

Across 2004–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£359/sq ft) was about 113% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 75 m² it's 16.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (90 m² median across 16 EPCs). Last sale on file: £290,000 in October 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
CloakroomYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageYes

Building

RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D68

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 23 Cotton Smith Way, Nettleham, Lincoln, LN2 2XT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

23 Cotton Smith Way has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£309,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.1% per year over 19 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£290,000

Growth on file: 3.1% per year over 19 years.

Sales timeline

27 October 2022Most recent
£290,000
+75.8%over 18 years
20 February 2004
£165,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LN2 2XT: £300,000 (2020–2017).

Nearby sales in LN2 2XT

On the street

Versus other Cotton Smith Way homes

Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 23 Cotton Smith Way runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,867

Street avg £2,322

Strongly above

Floor Area

75 m²

Street avg 93 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

3.1 t/year

Street avg 3.9 t/year

On par

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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£180k

1 Brattleby Crescent

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£350k

1 Broad Dale Close, Sudbrooke

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4 bed

£440k

1 Beresford Drive, Sudbrooke

LN2 2YH

4 bed2 bath

£187k

1 Baker Drive, Nettleham

LN2 2FR

2 bed1 bath

£177k

1 Aima Court, Nettleham

LN2 2XW

2 bed1 bath

£174k

1 Burwell Close

LN2 2JB

2 bed

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Lincoln district page.

Full Lincoln report

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

Cotton Smith Way — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

The Nettleham Infant and Nursery School. 3 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LN2 2XT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for LN2 2XT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.5dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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