Vine Cottage West is a semi-detached house in Hackthorn, Lincoln, Lincoln (LN2 3PH). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1109 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2016) shows a G (score 18), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 68), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on dual fuel.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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Vine Cottage West sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Vine Cottage West has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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Vine Cottage West has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£242,000
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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On epc rating, Vine Cottage West runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
18 (G)
Street avg 35 (F)
Floor Area
103 m²
Street avg 116 m²
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 9.8 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
0.1 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.3dB

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 3PH: £250,000 (2025–2007).

Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
LN2 3TX
War Memorial — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
The Hackthorn Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB