18 The Alders is a four-bedroom detached house in Scothern, Lincoln, Lincoln (LN2 2WD). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2015) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since February 2010. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced Lincoln HPI: 5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £364,000 is 47.4% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£225/sq ft) was about 98.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in September 2014. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 102 m² it's 16.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (122 m² median across 17 EPCs).
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Aug 2025
18 The Alders has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
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Sale price has at least doubled since 1997.
£364,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 17 years.
£247,000
Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 17 years.
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Habitable Rooms for 18 The Alders runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,422
Street avg £2,277
Floor Area
102 m²
Street avg 127 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 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
44.9dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Planning application for single storey rear extension.
19 September 2014Most recent
£247,000
+10.8%over 9 years21 December 2004
£222,995
27 August 2004
£224,000
+113.4%over 7 years28 April 1997
£104,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in LN2 2WD: £395,000 (2025–2022).

Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
LN2 2YH
Primary School — 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