81 Burke Street, Scunthorpe, DN15 6DF

81 Burke Street is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Scunthorpe (DN15 6DF). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 441 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 41 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (41–98 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (May 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 23 years, with the last transfer in February 2004. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1995–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 10% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £110,000 sits 175% above the 2004 sale of £40,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£91/sq ft) was about 55.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 41 m² it sits well below the postcode median (88 m² across 20 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.