8 Vicarage Lane is a five-bedroom detached house in Scothern, Lincoln, Lincoln (LN2 2UB). It has a recorded floor area of 253 m² (around 2723 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2013) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in July 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). The latest certificate is from July 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 253 m² the property is well over the postcode median (178 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.
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8 Vicarage Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Jul 2023
8 Vicarage Lane has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
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8 Vicarage Lane has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£567,000
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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Floor Area for 8 Vicarage Lane runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
73 (C)
Street avg 67 (D)
Floor Area
253 m²
Street avg 170 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.7 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
0.1 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.8dB

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
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Median price across the last 5 sales in LN2 2UB: £347,500 (2022–2011).

Street avg 5.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
LN2 2FD
Demand Responsive Area — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Ellison Boulters Church of England Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.4dB