6 Cotton Smith Way is a four-bedroom detached house in Nettleham, Lincoln, Lincoln (LN2 2XT). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2015) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since April 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced Lincoln HPI: 5.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £364,000 is 42.7% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£237/sq ft) was about 31.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 100 m² it's 23.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (81 m² median across 16 EPCs). Last changed hands 10 years ago, in August 2016.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Nov 2025
6 Cotton Smith Way has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1996.
£364,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 20 years.
£255,000
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 20 years.
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EPC Rating for 6 Cotton Smith Way lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,550
Street avg £2,410
Floor Area
100 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 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
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
5 August 2016Most recent
£255,000
+93.2%over 14 years22 April 2002
£132,000
+63.0%over 5 years30 April 1996
£81,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LN2 2XT: £290,000 (2022–2019).

CO₂ Emissions
4.8 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