What kind of home is 21 Dorset Street, LN2 5NS?

21 Dorset Street, LN2 5NS is a 2-bedroom mid-terrace house.

When did 21 Dorset Street, LN2 5NS last change hands?

21 Dorset Street, LN2 5NS last sold for £115,000 in January 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 5 sales on record going back to £26,950 in March 1998. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 21 Dorset Street, LN2 5NS appreciated in value?

Across 5 sales between March 1998 and January 2022, 21 Dorset Street, LN2 5NS rose from £26,950 to £115,000, a change of £88,050. That works out to roughly +6.3% per year compounded over 24 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 21 Dorset Street, LN2 5NS?

The current EPC rating for 21 Dorset Street, LN2 5NS is C with a score of 73 out of 100, lodged in April 2012. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 21 Dorset Street, LN2 5NS?

21 Dorset Street, LN2 5NS has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (710 sq ft), around 33 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 20% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in LN2 5NS. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 21 Dorset Street, LN2 5NS use?

The latest EPC at 21 Dorset Street, LN2 5NS records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 21 Dorset Street, LN2 5NS?

21 Dorset Street, LN2 5NS is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 21 Dorset Street, LN2 5NS in?

21 Dorset Street, LN2 5NS sits in Lincoln. It falls within the LN2 postcode district in Lincolnshire.

How safe is the area around 21 Dorset Street, LN2 5NS?

Police records around 21 Dorset Street, LN2 5NS show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 4 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 46% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 21 Dorset Street, LN2 5NS?

The closest primary school to 21 Dorset Street, LN2 5NS is Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School (615m), one of 13 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Lincoln Christ's Hospital School (1.2km), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 21 Dorset Street, LN2 5NS?

The closest bus stop to 21 Dorset Street, LN2 5NS is Hartley Street, 187m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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21 Dorset Street, Lincoln, LN2 5NS

5 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

66 m²

710 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 73

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 21 Dorset Street

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

21 Dorset Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Lincoln (LN2 5NS). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (April 2012) shows a C (score 73). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 89). The latest certificate is from April 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Sold January 2022 for £115,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. At 66 m² it's 20.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (83 m² median across 22 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 82% of similar EPCs). Across 1998–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £129,000 is 12.2% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£162/sq ft) was about 68.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
CloakroomYes

Outside

Private gardenRear

Building

Heating systemGas
RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

21 Dorset Street's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Apr 2022

EPC Rating

C73

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Very Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

2.2 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC CPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 21 Dorset Street, Lincoln, LN2 5NS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

21 Dorset Street has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

63 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for 21 Dorset Street has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.

Current estimate

£129,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 24 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£115,000

Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

28 January 2022Most recent
£115,000
+27.8%over 9 years
1 July 2012
£90,000
-2.7%over 4 years
2 August 2007
£92,500
+55.2%over 3 years
17 August 2003
£59,590
+121.1%over 5 years
3 March 1998
£26,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in LN2 5NS: £102,000 (2025–2024).

Nearby sales in LN2 5NS

On the street

Versus other Dorset Street homes

Four headline reads against 22 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 21 Dorset Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,742

Street avg £1,272

Strongly above

Floor Area

66 m²

Street avg 82 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

2.2 t/year

Street avg 4.0 t/year

Strongly above

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Lincoln district page.

Full Lincoln report

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

Hartley Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School. 17 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LN2 5NS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.4dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for LN2 5NS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.2dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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