Thornthwaite, Cross Lane, Alkborough, Scunthorpe, DN15 9JL
About Thornthwaite
Thornthwaite is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Alkborough, Scunthorpe, Scunthorpe (DN15 9JL). It has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (around 1389 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in July 2017 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 2017–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£234/sq ft) was about 114.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold October 2022 for £325,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- ParkingOff road
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Thornthwaite's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Glazing upgraded to newer, more efficient type
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Thornthwaite sits within a conservation area — exterior works face additional planning controls.
- May 2023Loft ConversionFullIn report
Planning permission for proposed loft conversion with removal of chimney and heightened boundary wall.
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- PA/2022/2182
- Oct 2021Tree WorksTreesIn report
Notice of intention to crown reduce an ash tree within Alkborough's conservation area
Conservation Area- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- PA/2021/1555
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Thornthwaite was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£336,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.2% per year over 5 years.
£325,000
Growth on file: 11.2% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
6 October 2022Most recent
£325,000
+25.4%over 1 year22 August 2021
£259,150
+36.4%over 3 years18 September 2017
£190,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DN15 9JL: £133,000 (2025–1996).
Nearby sales in DN15 9JL
Matlock, Cross Lane, Alkborough, Scunthorpe, DN15 9JL
Sold Mar 2025
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Sold Sept 2021
£220,0005 Cross Lane, Alkborough, Scunthorpe, DN15 9JL
Sold Jul 2021
£76,000Pigwhistle Cottage, Cross Lane, Alkborough, Scunthorpe, DN15 9JL
Sold Jul 2015
£133,0002 Cross Lane, Alkborough, Scunthorpe, DN15 9JL
Sold Oct 1996
£56,500
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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
0.1 km
Cross Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Alkborough Primary Academy. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB







