25a is a mid-terrace house in Lincoln (LN2 5BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in January 2011 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 90).
It hasn't traded since January 1998, a hold of 28 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £114,000 sits 418.2% above the 1998 sale of £22,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£36/sq ft) was about 58.1% below the postcode norm. At 57 m² it's 27.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (79 m² median across 46 EPCs).
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25a has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
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25a's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£114,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£22,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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What we flagged
Floor Area for 25a lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£386
Street avg £1,208
Floor Area
57 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 5 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
St Hugh Street — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.1dB

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
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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29 January 1998Most recent
£22,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LN2 5BQ: £120,000 (2024–2022).

CO₂ Emissions
2.4 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
Closest school
0.2 km
Lincoln College. 18 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.5dB