24 Friars Lane is a detached house in Lincoln (LN2 5AL). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 93 m² this is the 21st smallest of 23 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 16–130 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in November 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 93 m² the property is well over the postcode median (63 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: a loft conversion refused in 2007.
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Installation of a "mansard" roof with four dormer windows to existing pitched roof to create two apartments (REVISED DESCRIPTION).
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24 Friars Lane has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£168,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
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Habitable Rooms for 24 Friars Lane runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
77 (C)
Street avg 66 (D)
Floor Area
93 m²
Street avg 42 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Unity Square — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.0dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Median price across the last 5 sales in LN2 5AL: £190,000 (2023–2016).

Street avg 3.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
Closest school
0.2 km
Lincoln College. 20 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.6dB