1 The Gables is an end-of-terrace house in Hackthorn, Lincoln, Lincoln (LN2 3PF). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2018) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in June 2016 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 107 m² the property is well over the postcode median (81 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Sold October 2023 for £210,000.
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1 The Gables's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
1 The Gables has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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£191,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£210,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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Years Held for 1 The Gables lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,963
Street avg £2,185
Floor Area
107 m²
Street avg 100 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 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
0.0 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.4dB

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 improved
6 October 2023Most recent
£210,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LN2 3PF: £290,000 (2024–2011).
3 The Gables Main Street Hackthorn Lincoln
Sold Dec 2024
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Sold Jun 2024
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Sold Aug 2019
Northall House Main Street Hackthorn Lincoln
Sold Sept 2018
Marygold House Main Street Hackthorn Lincoln
Sold Dec 2011

CO₂ Emissions
8.4 t/year
Street avg 8.8 t/year
War Memorial — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
The Hackthorn Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB