What kind of home is 8 Kingsway, DN17 1BL?

8 Kingsway, DN17 1BL is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What did 8 Kingsway, DN17 1BL sell for?

8 Kingsway, DN17 1BL last sold for £225,000 in January 2010, around 17 years ago. Before that, it sold for £189,000 in May 2008, so prices have been rising over 2 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 8 Kingsway, DN17 1BL appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between May 2008 and January 2010, 8 Kingsway, DN17 1BL rose from £189,000 to £225,000, a change of £36,000. That works out to roughly +10.9% per year compounded over 2 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 8 Kingsway, DN17 1BL?

The current EPC rating for 8 Kingsway, DN17 1BL is E with a score of 52 out of 100, lodged in March 2009. The assessor estimates the property could reach a D. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 8 Kingsway, DN17 1BL?

8 Kingsway, DN17 1BL has a recorded floor area of 184 m² (1,983 sq ft), around 46 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 20% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in DN17 1BL. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 8 Kingsway, DN17 1BL use?

The latest EPC at 8 Kingsway, DN17 1BL records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 8 Kingsway, DN17 1BL?

8 Kingsway, DN17 1BL is in council tax band D.

Which area is 8 Kingsway, DN17 1BL in?

8 Kingsway, DN17 1BL sits in Scunthorpe. It falls within the DN17 postcode district.

Is 8 Kingsway, DN17 1BL in a safe area?

Police records around 8 Kingsway, DN17 1BL show an average of 235 reported crimes per month over the last 14 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 45% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 8 Kingsway, DN17 1BL?

The closest primary school to 8 Kingsway, DN17 1BL is Bushfield Road Infant School (481m), one of 22 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is John Leggott Sixth Form College (690m), with 8 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 8 Kingsway, DN17 1BL?

The closest bus stop to 8 Kingsway, DN17 1BL is Lloyds Avenue, 142m away. The nearest rail option is Scunthorpe Rail Station, 950m away.

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8 Kingsway, Scunthorpe, DN17 1BL

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

184 m²

1983 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 52

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 8 Kingsway

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

8 Kingsway is a four-bedroom detached house in Scunthorpe (DN17 1BL). It has a recorded floor area of 184 m² (around 1983 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2009) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68). The latest certificate is from March 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since January 2010 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 184 m² it's 24% larger than the typical home in the postcode (149 m² median across 10 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 2008–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £285,000 is 26.7% above the 2010 sale price.

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

Bedrooms4
Dining roomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes

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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.

8 Kingsway's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Mar 2019

Current Certificate

Mar 2009

EPC Rating

E52

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

8.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 30 March 2019

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Kingsway, Scunthorpe, DN17 1BL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Kingsway 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.

8 Kingsway valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£285,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.9% per year over 2 years.

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Last sold (2010)

£225,000

Growth on file: 10.9% per year over 2 years.

Sales timeline

29 January 2010Most recent
£225,000
+19.0%over 1 year
22 May 2008
£189,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in DN17 1BL: £275,000 (2025–2018).

Nearby sales in DN17 1BL

On the street

Versus other Kingsway homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

8 Kingsway outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,221

Street avg £1,671

Strongly below

Floor Area

184 m²

Street avg 152 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

8.8 t/year

Street avg 6.7 t/year

Below

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Comparables

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

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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

Full Scunthorpe report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

235/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Lloyds Avenue — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Bushfield Road Infant School. 30 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around DN17 1BL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for DN17 1BL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.9dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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