297 Monks Road is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Lincoln (LN2 5LA). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 45 m² this is the 7th smallest of 9 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 30–95 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (77 versus a worst of 56). The latest certificate (October 2022) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in March 2012 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good.
Held since January 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Sale prices here have outpaced Lincoln HPI: 8.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £117,000 sits 98.3% above the 2003 sale of £59,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£122/sq ft) was about 60.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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297 Monks Road's carbon output is low for the local stock.
297 Monks Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
63applications of note in the surrounding area
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297 Monks Road's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1995).
£117,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.9% per year over 8 years.
£59,000
Growth on file: 8.9% per year over 8 years.
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EPC Rating for 297 Monks Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
77 (C)
Street avg 70 (C)
Floor Area
45 m²
Street avg 40 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.3 t/year
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.6dB

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
Fuel source changed
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Wall insulation improved
30-day money-back guarantee
22 January 2003Most recent
£59,000
+93.4%over 7 years19 April 1995
£30,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in LN2 5LA: £114,000 (2018–2002).

Street avg 2.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
1 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
LN2 5BN
Hartley Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School. 16 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.0dB