42 Scothern Road is a semi-detached house in Nettleham, Lincoln, Lincoln (LN2 2TX). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (December 2023) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (May 2016); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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42 Scothern Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
42 Scothern Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
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42 Scothern Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£151,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
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On epc rating, 42 Scothern Road runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
54 (E)
Street avg 65 (D)
Floor Area
80 m²
Street avg 109 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
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
0.0 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.0dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Median price across the last 5 sales in LN2 2TX: £185,000 (2020–2017).

Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
LN2 2BQ
Cotton Smith Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
The Nettleham Infant and Nursery School. 3 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.9dB