16 Arboretum Avenue is a five-bedroom mid-terrace house in Lincoln (LN2 5JE). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since February 2015. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. The home occupies a corner plot.
Sale prices here have outpaced Lincoln HPI: 1.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £220,000 sits 56.6% above the 2025 sale of £140,500. It changed hands recently, sold January 2025 for £140,500. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include HMO conversion and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Continued use of property as a House in Multiple Occupation (Class C4). (Application for Certificate of Lawfulness).
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16 Arboretum Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£220,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.8% per year over 19 years.
£140,500
Growth on file: 1.8% per year over 19 years.
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What we flagged
Years Held for 16 Arboretum Avenue lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,277
Street avg £1,380
Floor Area
110 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 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
More low energy lighting installed
Replacement of existing windows with UPVC double glazed units.
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21 January 2025Most recent
£140,500
-19.7%over 9 years11 December 2015
£174,950
+75.0%over 9 months2 March 2015
£100,000
29 July 2005
£100,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LN2 5JE: £190,000 (2025–2024).

Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 5.8 t/year
LN2 5PX
Closest school
0.2 km
Lincoln College. 18 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.0dB