4 The Alders is a four-bedroom detached house in Scothern, Lincoln, Lincoln (LN2 2WD). It has a recorded floor area of 122 m² (around 1313 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2011. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced Lincoln HPI: 5% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£320/sq ft) was about 181.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2022 at £420,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
4 The Alders has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
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4 The Alders has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£438,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 26 years.
£420,000
Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 26 years.
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On price per m², 4 The Alders stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,443
Street avg £2,217
Floor Area
122 m²
Street avg 126 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 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
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Window efficiency improved
Floor insulation added or improved
22 August 2022Most recent
£420,000
+70.0%over 10 years16 November 2011
£247,000
+30.0%over 8 years20 December 2002
£190,000
+59.7%over 6 years22 November 1996
£119,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LN2 2WD: £395,000 (2025–2022).

CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
LN2 2FD
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