8 Cotton Smith Way is a three-bedroom detached house in Nettleham, Lincoln, Lincoln (LN2 2XT). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2024) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in January 2014 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced Lincoln HPI: 6.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £278,000 sits 50.3% above the 2014 sale of £185,000. 12 years since the last transfer (September 2014).
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8 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 1997.
£278,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 18 years.
£185,000
Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 18 years.
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On epc rating, 8 Cotton Smith Way stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,126
Street avg £2,438
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 92 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 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
Hot water efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
5 September 2014Most recent
£185,000
+200.8%over 17 years28 February 1997
£61,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in LN2 2XT: £290,000 (2022–2019).

CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
LN2 2QW
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