131 Monks Road is a mid-terrace house in Lincoln (LN2 5JH). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2011) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in August 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 64). The latest certificate is from July 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 117 m² it's 19.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (146 m² median across 5 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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131 Monks Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Jul 2021
131 Monks Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
63applications of note in the surrounding area
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131 Monks Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£164,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
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What we flagged
EPC Rating for 131 Monks Road lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
45 (E)
Street avg 71 (C)
Floor Area
117 m²
Street avg 151 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.8 t/year
Street avg 4.8 t/year
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
52.2dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
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Median price across the last 5 sales in LN2 5JH: £170,000 (2023–2017).

Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
LN2 5BW
Closest school
0.3 km
Lincoln College. 18 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.5dB