15 Cross Tree Lane, Messingham, Scunthorpe, DN17 3NX

15 Cross Tree Lane is a four-bedroom detached house in Messingham, Scunthorpe, Scunthorpe (DN17 3NX). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 499 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2009) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe.

At 46 m² it sits well below the postcode median (91 m² across 14 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. Across 1998–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £473,000 is 47.8% above the 2011 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£641/sq ft) was about 260.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 15 years since the last transfer (December 2011).