396 Monks Road, Lincoln, LN2 5PZ

396 Monks Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Lincoln (LN2 5PZ). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2018) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in April 2016 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 91 m² the property is well over the postcode median (63 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a conservatory and HMO conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £180,000 is 22.4% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£150/sq ft) was about 25.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £147,000 in September 2020.