18 Dorset Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Lincoln (LN2 5NS). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2025) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88). Other recorded features include a balcony. The home occupies a corner plot.
Sale prices here have outpaced Lincoln HPI: 3.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £124,000 is 31.9% above the 2025 sale price. A recent sale: £94,000 in July 2025. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 86% of similar EPCs).
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18 Dorset Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
63applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sale price has at least doubled since 1997.
£124,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.9% per year over 28 years.
£94,000
Growth on file: 3.9% per year over 28 years.
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What we flagged
18 Dorset Street is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£1,146
Street avg £1,302
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 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
0.2 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.4dB

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
More low energy lighting installed
Hot water efficiency decreased
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
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8 July 2025Most recent
£94,000
+37.2%over 15 years20 December 2009
£68,500
-17.4%over 4 years29 March 2005
£82,950
+86.4%over 2 years3 May 2002
£44,500
+25.4%over 1 year31 January 2001
£35,500
+8.6%over 3 years7 November 1997
£32,700
Median price across the last 5 sales in LN2 5NS: £110,000 (2025–2024).

CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
LN2 5ES
Hartley Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School. 17 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.2dB