2 Fairfield Street is an end-of-terrace house in Lincoln (LN2 5NE). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2016) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in August 2015 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced Lincoln HPI: 11.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £171,000 is 26.7% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£139/sq ft) was about 24.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 90 m² it's 26.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (71 m² median across 37 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). Sold June 2020 for £135,000.
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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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Jan 2026
2 Fairfield Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
63applications of note in the surrounding area
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The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£171,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.6% per year over 5 years.
£135,000
Growth on file: 11.6% per year over 5 years.
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What we flagged
Floor Area for 2 Fairfield Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,500
Street avg £1,513
Floor Area
90 m²
Street avg 70 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
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
0.1 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.9dB

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 upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
30-day money-back guarantee
8 June 2020Most recent
£135,000
+64.6%over 4 years24 November 2015
£82,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LN2 5NE: £127,000 (2023–2022).

Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
Laceby Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School. 16 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB