26 Friars Lane is a two-bedroom detached house in Lincoln (LN2 5AL). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in January 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on electricity. At 58 m² this is the 9th 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 across 23 units on file.
Untraded for 18 years, with the last transfer in December 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£215/sq ft) was about 95.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 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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The latest sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market — a high-water reference point.
£122,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£134,200
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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EPC Rating for 26 Friars Lane lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,314
Street avg £2,216
Floor Area
58 m²
Street avg 45 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
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
More low energy lighting installed
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20 December 2007Most recent
£134,200
Median price across the last 5 sales in LN2 5AL: £190,000 (2023–2016).

CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
LN2 5ES
Closest school
0.2 km
Lincoln College. 20 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.6dB