22 Dorset Street is a mid-terrace house in Lincoln (LN2 5NS). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).
Sale prices here have outpaced Lincoln HPI: 7.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £128,000 is 13.2% below the 2019 sale of £147,500, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£147/sq ft) was about 52.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2019 at £147,500. Across the public record there are 7 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: HMO conversion approved in 2017. Past consents include HMO conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Continued use of property as a House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4) (Application for Certificate of Lawfulness).
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Latest sale on 22 Dorset Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£128,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.8% per year over 18 years.
£147,500
Growth on file: 7.8% per year over 18 years.
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22 Dorset Street outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,586
Street avg £1,281
Floor Area
93 m²
Street avg 81 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
0.2 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
More low energy lighting installed
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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21 August 2019Most recent
£147,500
+59.5%over 2 years31 March 2017
£92,500
-17.8%over 6 years24 November 2010
£112,500
+14.9%over 5 years23 September 2005
£97,950
+63.2%over 2 years1 August 2003
£60,000
+34.8%over 1 year28 March 2002
£44,500
+15.6%3 October 2001
£38,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in LN2 5NS: £102,000 (2025–2024).

Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
LN2 5NE
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