38 Cromwell Street is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Lincoln (LN2 5LP). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in October 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88).
Sale prices here have outpaced Lincoln HPI: 3.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£162/sq ft) was about 94.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. A recent sale: £159,950 in July 2025.
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38 Cromwell Street ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
38 Cromwell Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
63applications of note in the surrounding area
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38 Cromwell Street saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£156,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.5% per year over 8 years.
£159,950
Growth on file: 3.5% per year over 8 years.
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On years held, 38 Cromwell Street runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,739
Street avg £1,141
Floor Area
92 m²
Street avg 95 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Claremont Street — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.1dB

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 upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
30-day money-back guarantee
15 July 2025Most recent
£159,950
+28.0%over 5 years9 April 2020
£125,000
+4.6%over 3 years22 February 2017
£119,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in LN2 5LP: £146,250 (2025–2024).

Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 5.1 t/year
LN2 5EA
Closest school
0.2 km
Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School. 18 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.6dB