18 Hemswell Avenue, Lincoln, LN6 0BB

18 Hemswell Avenue is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Lincoln (LN6 0BB). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. At 43 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (43–110 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (55 versus a best of 71). The latest certificate (December 2019) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73).

Held since February 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £100,000 sits 400% above the 1999 sale of £20,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£43/sq ft) was about 55% below the postcode norm. At 43 m² it sits well below the postcode median (76 m² across 17 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.