26 Arboretum Avenue is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Lincoln (LN2 5JE). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (September 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced Lincoln HPI: 6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £192,000 is 32.4% above the 2025 sale price. A recent sale: £145,000 in May 2025. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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26 Arboretum Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Replacement of two windows on first and second floor on front elevation in UPVC.
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Price for 26 Arboretum Avenue has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.
£192,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 30 years.
£145,000
Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 30 years.
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
26 Arboretum Avenue is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£1,306
Street avg £1,379
Floor Area
111 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
Wall insulation improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Installation of replacement windows and doors with UPVC.
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2 May 2025Most recent
£145,000
+107.3%over 22 years14 February 2003
£69,950
+179.8%over 7 years15 May 1995
£25,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LN2 5JE: £190,000 (2025–2024).

Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.0 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