81a, Doncaster Road, Gunness, Scunthorpe, DN15 8TG

81a is a semi-detached house in Gunness, Scunthorpe, Scunthorpe (DN15 8TG). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in January 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86).

Held since October 1996 — that's 30 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £164,000 sits 315.2% above the 1996 sale of £39,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£44/sq ft) was about 53.2% below the postcode norm. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 87% of similar EPCs).