What kind of home is 256 Messingham Road, DN17 2QY?

256 Messingham Road, DN17 2QY is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What did 256 Messingham Road, DN17 2QY sell for?

256 Messingham Road, DN17 2QY last sold for £125,000 in August 2011, around 15 years ago. Before that, it sold for £60,000 in June 1999, so prices have been rising over 12 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 256 Messingham Road, DN17 2QY?

Across 2 sales between June 1999 and August 2011, 256 Messingham Road, DN17 2QY rose from £60,000 to £125,000, a change of £65,000. That works out to roughly +6.2% per year compounded over 12 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 256 Messingham Road, DN17 2QY?

The current EPC rating for 256 Messingham Road, DN17 2QY is D with a score of 63 out of 100, lodged in July 2011. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 256 Messingham Road, DN17 2QY?

256 Messingham Road, DN17 2QY has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (966 sq ft), around 30 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 256 Messingham Road, DN17 2QY use?

The latest EPC at 256 Messingham Road, DN17 2QY records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 256 Messingham Road, DN17 2QY?

256 Messingham Road, DN17 2QY is in council tax band C.

Which area is 256 Messingham Road, DN17 2QY in?

256 Messingham Road, DN17 2QY sits in Scunthorpe. It falls within the DN17 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 256 Messingham Road, DN17 2QY?

Police records around 256 Messingham Road, DN17 2QY show an average of 5 reported crimes per month over the last 8 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 50% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 256 Messingham Road, DN17 2QY?

The closest primary school to 256 Messingham Road, DN17 2QY is Bottesford Junior School (395m), one of 16 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Frederick Gough School (1.2km), with 5 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 256 Messingham Road, DN17 2QY?

The closest bus stop to 256 Messingham Road, DN17 2QY is Keddington Road, 23m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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256 Messingham Road, Scunthorpe, DN17 2QY

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

90 m²

966 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 63

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 256 Messingham Road

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

256 Messingham Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Scunthorpe (DN17 2QY). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 966 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2011) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The latest certificate is from July 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 1999–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £194,000 sits 55.2% above the 2011 sale of £125,000. 15 years since the last transfer (August 2011).

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

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

Bedrooms3

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

256 Messingham Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Jul 2021

EPC Rating

D63

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 256 Messingham Road, Scunthorpe, DN17 2QY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

256 Messingham Road has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has at least doubled since 1999.

Current estimate

£194,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 12 years.

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Last sold (2011)

£125,000

Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 12 years.

Sales timeline

18 August 2011Most recent
£125,000
+108.3%over 12 years
21 June 1999
£60,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in DN17 2QY: £210,000 (2025–2022).

Nearby sales in DN17 2QY

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Versus other Messingham Road homes

Four headline reads against 25 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m²

£1,393

Street avg £1,617

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Floor Area

90 m²

Street avg 105 m²

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Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

3.9 t/year

Street avg 5.5 t/year

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Crime

5/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.0 km

Keddington Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Bottesford Junior School. 21 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around DN17 2QY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for DN17 2QY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.9dB

Low

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70 dB

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