6 Arboretum View is a mid-terrace house in Lincoln (LN2 5JQ). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in March 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced Lincoln HPI: 8.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£174/sq ft) was about 72.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in November 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: HMO conversion approved in 2021. Past consents include HMO conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 88 m² it's 17.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (107 m² median across 9 EPCs).
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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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6 Arboretum View has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£157,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.8% per year over 17 years.
£165,000
Growth on file: 8.8% per year over 17 years.
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What we flagged
Price per m² for 6 Arboretum View runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,875
Street avg £1,599
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 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
52.8dB

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
Hot water system upgraded
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
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14 November 2014Most recent
£165,000
+17.9%over 4 years1 June 2010
£139,950
+42.1%over 6 years24 February 2004
£98,500
+146.3%over 6 years29 January 1998
£40,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LN2 5JQ: £155,000 (2022–2018).

Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
Closest school
0.2 km
Lincoln College. 18 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.8dB