9 Cotton Smith Way is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Nettleham, Lincoln, Lincoln (LN2 2XT). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (July 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced Lincoln HPI: 6.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £252,000 is 20% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£320/sq ft) was about 84.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 61 m² it sits well below the postcode median (90 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Most recent transfer: October 2019 at £210,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
9 Cotton Smith Way has no planning applications on record.
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9 Cotton Smith Way has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£252,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 23 years.
£210,000
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 23 years.
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On price per m², 9 Cotton Smith Way stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,443
Street avg £2,350
Floor Area
61 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 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 decreased
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
14 October 2019Most recent
£210,000
+24.3%over 2 years7 June 2017
£169,000
+20.8%over 3 years11 July 2013
£139,950
+32.0%over 9 years2 September 2003
£106,000
+118.6%over 6 years30 January 1997
£48,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in LN2 2XT: £300,000 (2022–2017).

Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.6 t/year
Street avg 3.9 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