Lilac Cottage, High Street, Flixborough, Scunthorpe, DN15 8RL
About Lilac Cottage
Lilac Cottage is a detached house in Flixborough, Scunthorpe, Scunthorpe (DN15 8RL). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 800 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (July 2009) shows a G (score 10), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The latest certificate is from July 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 74 m² it sits well below the postcode median (126 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 2016–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £448,000 is 12% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£500/sq ft) was about 362.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £400,000 in January 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Lilac Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Jul 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
Lilac Cottage has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- May 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Planning permission to erect a two-storey rear extension with glazed link
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- PA/2021/573
- May 2021ExtensionHeritageIn report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Listed building consent to erect a two-storey rear extension with glazed link
Listed- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- PA/2021/791
What's in Lilac Cottage, High Street, Flixborough, Scunthorpe, DN15 8RL's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Lilac Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£448,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 5 years.
£400,000
Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
21 January 2021Most recent
£400,000
+32.0%over 4 years26 April 2016
£303,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DN15 8RL: £150,000 (2020–2013).
Nearby sales in DN15 8RL
3 High Street, Flixborough, Scunthorpe, DN15 8RL
Sold Jun 2020
£247,50015 High Street, Flixborough, Scunthorpe, DN15 8RL
Sold Jul 2016
£131,5009 High Street, Flixborough, Scunthorpe, DN15 8RL
Sold Mar 2015
£165,0008 High Street, Flixborough, Scunthorpe, DN15 8RL
Sold Jun 2014
£150,00022 High Street, Flixborough, Scunthorpe, DN15 8RL
Sold Feb 2013
£97,500
Versus other High Street homes
On price per m², Lilac Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,379
Street avg £1,339
Floor Area
74 m²
Street avg 121 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.1 t/year
Street avg 5.1 t/year
Similar properties nearby
The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
6/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Demand Responsive Area — bus stop.
Closest school
2.2 km
Burton-Upon-Stather Primary Academy. 2 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB







