23 The Alders is a three-bedroom detached house in Scothern, Lincoln, Lincoln (LN2 2WD). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87). Other recorded features include notable views and a conservatory. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Held since February 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £314,000 sits 292.5% above the 1998 sale of £80,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£94/sq ft) was about 20.1% below the postcode norm. At 79 m² it sits well below the postcode median (122 m² across 17 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 82% of similar EPCs).
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23 The Alders's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£314,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£80,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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Floor Area for 23 The Alders lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,013
Street avg £2,360
Floor Area
79 m²
Street avg 128 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 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
What will this home really cost to run?
The EPC's recommended upgrades and their estimated cost, in the full report
26 February 1998Most recent
£80,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LN2 2WD: £395,000 (2025–2022).

Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.4 t/year
Street avg 5.5 t/year
LN2 2EJ
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