3 Arboretum Avenue is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Lincoln (LN2 5JE). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in August 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a loft.
Sale prices here have outpaced Lincoln HPI: 7.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£195/sq ft) was about 77.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 69 m² it sits well below the postcode median (104 m² across 44 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Most recent transfer: March 2024 at £145,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Apr 2025
3 Arboretum Avenue has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
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3 Arboretum Avenue has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2013.
£143,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.7% per year over 11 years.
£145,000
Growth on file: 7.7% per year over 11 years.
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What we flagged
3 Arboretum Avenue is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£2,101
Street avg £1,360
Floor Area
69 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
Heating controls changed
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
30-day money-back guarantee
28 March 2024Most recent
£145,000
+11.5%over 3 years16 October 2020
£130,000
+23.8%over 4 years27 November 2015
£105,000
+64.1%over 2 years6 March 2013
£64,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LN2 5JE: £190,000 (2025–2024).

Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 5.9 t/year
LN2 5NE
Closest school
0.2 km
Lincoln College. 18 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.0dB