50 Friars Lane is a semi-detached house in Lincoln (LN2 5AL). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in June 2015 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).
Sale prices here have outpaced Lincoln HPI: 4.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £216,000 is 16.8% above the 2016 sale price. At 130 m² the property is well over the postcode median (63 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last sold in January 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years.
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50 Friars Lane has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
63applications of note in the surrounding area
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50 Friars Lane changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£216,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 9 years.
£185,000
Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 9 years.
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What we flagged
50 Friars Lane outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,423
Street avg £1,643
Floor Area
130 m²
Street avg 78 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 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

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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
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21 January 2016Most recent
£185,000
+76.3%26 August 2015
£104,950
-16.0%over 8 years11 July 2007
£125,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LN2 5AL: £190,000 (2023–2015).

Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
LN2 5BX
Closest school
0.2 km
Lincoln College. 20 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.6dB