25 Cotton Smith Way is a five-bedroom detached house in Nettleham, Lincoln, Lincoln (LN2 2XT). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since January 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Other recorded features include a conservatory.
Sale prices here have outpaced Lincoln HPI: 6.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £361,000 is 20.3% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£244/sq ft) was about 41% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 114 m² the property is well over the postcode median (81 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2002. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £300,000 in August 2020.
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25 Cotton Smith Way has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
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25 Cotton Smith Way has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2001.
£361,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 19 years.
£300,000
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 19 years.
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Years Held for 25 Cotton Smith Way lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,632
Street avg £2,404
Floor Area
114 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 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
46.0dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
PLANNING APPLICATION FOR FIRST FLOOR SIDE EXTENSION
3 August 2020Most recent
£300,000
+22.4%over 5 years16 April 2015
£245,000
+181.6%over 13 years12 July 2001
£87,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LN2 2XT: £290,000 (2022–2017).

Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
LN2 2YH
Cotton Smith Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
The Nettleham Infant and Nursery School. 3 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB