18 Craypool Lane is a detached house in Scothern, Lincoln, Lincoln (LN2 2UU). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2025) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in February 2023 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good.
Sale prices here have outpaced Lincoln HPI: 47.4% per year against 1.6% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£413/sq ft) was about 156% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It changed hands recently, sold October 2025 for £400,000. At 90 m² it sits well below the postcode median (169 m² across 15 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 73% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2024. Past consents include an extension, a garage conversion and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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18 Craypool Lane changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£361,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 47.4% per year over 1 year.
£400,000
Growth on file: 47.4% per year over 1 year.
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18 Craypool Lane outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,444
Street avg £1,970
Floor Area
90 m²
Street avg 158 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 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
0.2 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.8dB

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
High performance glazing installed
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning application for conversion of garage including rear extension, replacement windows and door, external rendering & cladding & internal alterations to layout.
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28 October 2025Most recent
£400,000
+70.2%over 1 year14 June 2024
£235,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LN2 2UU: £300,000 (2024–2019).

Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 6.3 t/year
LN2 2LY
Demand Responsive Area — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Ellison Boulters Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB