5a is a semi-detached house in Welton, Lincoln, Lincoln (LN2 3HZ). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (November 2018) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (June 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69).
It hasn't traded since July 2006, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. At 77 m² the property is well over the postcode median (40 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 73% of similar EPCs). 9 planning records sit against the property, 7 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include tree works and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£302/sq ft) was about 89.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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5a has been through 7 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
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£228,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£249,999
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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EPC Rating for 5a runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
61 (D)
Street avg 50 (E)
Floor Area
77 m²
Street avg 43 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
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
46.2dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
Group 1 - 3 x Sycamore trees - Approx. height of 30ft, approx combined 40ft spread - reduce group of tree's merging canopy into 1 to create an overall spread of 35ft and an overall height of 20ft - 22ft. as per pictures shown.
28 July 2006Most recent
£249,999
Median price across the last 5 sales in LN2 3HZ: £420,000 (2023–2017).

Street avg 4.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
LN2 3PQ
Black Bull Inn — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Welton St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy. 3 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.6dB