5 The Alders is a four-bedroom detached house in Scothern, Lincoln, Lincoln (LN2 2WD). It has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (around 1345 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include notable views.
Sale prices here have outpaced Lincoln HPI: 3.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £369,000 is 24% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£221/sq ft) was about 89.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold December 2023 for £297,500.
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5 The Alders's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
5 The Alders has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sale price has at least doubled since 1995.
£369,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.7% per year over 29 years.
£297,500
Growth on file: 3.7% per year over 29 years.
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On years held, 5 The Alders runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,380
Street avg £2,280
Floor Area
125 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
1 December 2023Most recent
£297,500
+183.3%over 28 years26 January 1995
£105,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LN2 2WD: £420,000 (2025–2022).

CO₂ Emissions
6.2 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