48 Friars Lane is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Lincoln (LN2 5AL). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2020. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
It hasn't traded since October 1996, a hold of 30 years that's notably long for the area. Sale prices here have outpaced Lincoln HPI: 3.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £168,000 sits 253.7% above the 1996 sale of £47,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£53/sq ft) was about 60.3% below the postcode norm. At 84 m² the property is well over the postcode median (63 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
48 Friars Lane has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
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48 Friars Lane's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£168,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.3% per year over 1 year.
£47,500
Growth on file: 3.3% per year over 1 year.
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On price per m², 48 Friars Lane runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£565
Street avg £1,751
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 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
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28 October 1996Most recent
£47,500
+3.3%12 June 1996
£46,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LN2 5AL: £190,000 (2023–2016).

CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
LN2 5EA
Closest school
0.2 km
Lincoln College. 20 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.6dB