East Cottage is an end-of-terrace house in Hackthorn, Lincoln, Lincoln (LN2 3PF). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows an F (score 29), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 67 m² it's 19.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (83 m² median across 17 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs).
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East Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
East Cottage has no planning applications on record.
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1applications of note in the surrounding area
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East Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£136,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
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What we flagged
East Cottage is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
EPC Rating
29 (F)
Street avg 44 (E)
Floor Area
67 m²
Street avg 102 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.0 t/year
Street avg 8.8 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
0.0 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
Median price across the last 5 sales in LN2 3PF: £242,500 (2024–2018).
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Sold Dec 2024
The Old Rectory Main Street Hackthorn Lincoln
Sold Jun 2024
1 The Gables Main Street Hackthorn Lincoln
Sold Oct 2023
Carpenters Cottage Main Street Hackthorn Lincoln
Sold Aug 2019
Northall House Main Street Hackthorn Lincoln
Sold Sept 2018

Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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