2a is an end-of-terrace house in Lincoln (LN2 5BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (around 1356 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (March 2023) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86).
Sale prices here have outpaced Lincoln HPI: 11.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £163,000 is 39.6% below the 2022 sale of £270,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£199/sq ft) was about 132.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 126 m² the property is well over the postcode median (79 m² across 46 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Sold March 2022 for £270,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2012.
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Change of use to 7 bedroom HIMO (RETROSPECTIVE).
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Latest sale on 2a was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£163,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.7% per year over 26 years.
£270,000
Growth on file: 11.7% per year over 26 years.
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On epc rating, 2a stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,143
Street avg £1,152
Floor Area
126 m²
Street avg 87 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
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
What will this home really cost to run?
The EPC's recommended upgrades and their estimated cost, in the full report
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4 March 2022Most recent
£270,000
+440.0%over 10 years22 February 2012
£50,000
+212.5%over 15 years12 August 1996
£16,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LN2 5BQ: £120,000 (2024–2022).

Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
LN2 5BW
Closest school
0.2 km
Lincoln College. 18 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.5dB