5 Craypool Lane is a three-bedroom detached house in Scothern, Lincoln, Lincoln (LN2 2UU). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in June 2014 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).
Sale prices here have outpaced Lincoln HPI: 34.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £347,000 is 15.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£253/sq ft) was about 57.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 110 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). Most recent transfer: May 2021 at £300,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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5 Craypool Lane has no planning applications on record.
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5 Craypool Lane changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£347,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 34.2% per year over 1 year.
£300,000
Growth on file: 34.2% per year over 1 year.
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On epc rating, 5 Craypool Lane stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,727
Street avg £2,161
Floor Area
110 m²
Street avg 157 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
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Hot water efficiency improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
30-day money-back guarantee
7 May 2021Most recent
£300,000
+50.0%over 1 year20 December 2019
£200,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LN2 2UU: £325,000 (2025–2020).

Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 6.3 t/year
LN2 2EJ
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