What kind of home is 23 Goldfinch Close, LN6 5SF?

23 Goldfinch Close, LN6 5SF is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What did 23 Goldfinch Close, LN6 5SF sell for?

23 Goldfinch Close, LN6 5SF last sold for £229,950 in August 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £54,000 in April 1998. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 23 Goldfinch Close, LN6 5SF?

Across 3 sales between April 1998 and August 2021, 23 Goldfinch Close, LN6 5SF rose from £54,000 to £229,950, a change of £175,950. That works out to roughly +6.4% per year compounded over 23 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 23 Goldfinch Close, LN6 5SF have?

The current EPC rating for 23 Goldfinch Close, LN6 5SF is D with a score of 67 out of 100, lodged in September 2018. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 23 Goldfinch Close, LN6 5SF?

23 Goldfinch Close, LN6 5SF has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (872 sq ft), around 27 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 8% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in LN6 5SF. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 23 Goldfinch Close, LN6 5SF use?

The latest EPC at 23 Goldfinch Close, LN6 5SF records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 23 Goldfinch Close, LN6 5SF?

23 Goldfinch Close, LN6 5SF is in council tax band C.

Which area is 23 Goldfinch Close, LN6 5SF in?

23 Goldfinch Close, LN6 5SF sits in Skellingthorpe, Lincoln, Lincoln. It falls within the LN6 postcode district in Lincolnshire.

How safe is the area around 23 Goldfinch Close, LN6 5SF?

Police records around 23 Goldfinch Close, LN6 5SF show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 40% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 23 Goldfinch Close, LN6 5SF?

The closest primary school to 23 Goldfinch Close, LN6 5SF is Skellingthorpe the Holt Primary School (267m), one of 7 primaries within walking distance.

What is the nearest station to 23 Goldfinch Close, LN6 5SF?

The closest bus stop to 23 Goldfinch Close, LN6 5SF is Lapwing Close, 116m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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23 Goldfinch Close, Skellingthorpe, Lincoln, LN6 5SF

3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

81 m²

872 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 67

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 23 Goldfinch Close

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

23 Goldfinch Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Skellingthorpe, Lincoln, Lincoln (LN6 5SF). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2018) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.

Across 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £270,000 is 17.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£264/sq ft) was about 45.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2021 at £229,950. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes

Building

Central heatingYes
RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D67

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Very Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

3.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 23 Goldfinch Close, Skellingthorpe, Lincoln, LN6 5SF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

23 Goldfinch Close has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for 23 Goldfinch Close has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.

Current estimate

£270,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 23 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£229,950

Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 23 years.

Sales timeline

17 August 2021Most recent
£229,950
+16.1%over 2 years
11 December 2018
£198,000
+266.7%over 20 years
8 April 1998
£54,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LN6 5SF: £180,000 (2024–2017).

Nearby sales in LN6 5SF

On the street

Versus other Goldfinch Close homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

23 Goldfinch Close outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,839

Street avg £2,313

Strongly above

Floor Area

81 m²

Street avg 76 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

3.4 t/year

Street avg 3.6 t/year

Above

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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3 bed

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1 Lancaster Way, Skellingthorpe

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3 bed2 bath

£288k

1 Goldfinch Close, Skellingthorpe

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£224k

1 Cherrytrees, Lower Church Road, Skellingthorpe

LN6 5RA

3 bed1 bath

£330k

1 Almond Grove, Skellingthorpe

LN6 5UP

3 bed1 bath

£296k

1 Halifax Close, Skellingthorpe

LN6 5UG

4 bed1 bath

£245k

1 Lapwing Close, Skellingthorpe

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2 bed1 bath

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Lincoln district page.

Full Lincoln report

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

Lapwing Close — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Skellingthorpe the Holt Primary School. 7 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LN6 5SF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for LN6 5SF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.7dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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