1 Arboretum Avenue is an end-of-terrace house in Lincoln (LN2 5JE). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (April 2017) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2015 the rating was G, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
At 72 m² it sits well below the postcode median (104 m² across 44 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2017. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £139,000 is 20.9% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£148/sq ft) was about 34.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in October 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Replacement of bay and 2no. upper floor windows to front elevation and 4no. ground floor and 2no. upper floor windows to rear elevation with UPVC (Retrospective)
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£139,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£115,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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On habitable rooms, 1 Arboretum Avenue runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,597
Street avg £1,372
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 102 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Cheviot Street — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.9dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Upgraded to gas central heating
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
30-day money-back guarantee
12 October 2017Most recent
£115,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LN2 5JE: £190,000 (2025–2024).

Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 5.9 t/year
Closest school
0.2 km
Lincoln College. 18 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.0dB