9 Vicarage Lane is a five-bedroom detached house in Scothern, Lincoln, Lincoln (LN2 2UB). It has a recorded floor area of 244 m² (around 2626 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in March 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).
Sale prices here have outpaced Lincoln HPI: 3.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£235/sq ft) was about 100.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 244 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. Most recent transfer: August 2022 at £618,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Achieving this rating across a home of this size is uncommon — larger homes typically score lower.
9 Vicarage Lane has no planning applications on record.
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Latest sale on 9 Vicarage Lane was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£628,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.7% per year over 18 years.
£618,500
Growth on file: 3.7% per year over 18 years.
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On price per m², 9 Vicarage Lane stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,535
Street avg £1,907
Floor Area
244 m²
Street avg 172 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 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
0.1 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
Hot water efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
22 August 2022Most recent
£618,500
+78.0%over 11 years8 July 2011
£347,500
+9.4%over 7 years2 April 2004
£317,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in LN2 2UB: £248,000 (2021–2004).

Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 6.2 t/year
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