Cross Tree Cottage, Cross Tree Lane, Messingham, Scunthorpe, DN17 3NX
About Cross Tree Cottage
Cross Tree Cottage is a detached house in Messingham, Scunthorpe, Scunthorpe (DN17 3NX). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1983-1990. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).
At 130 m² the property is well over the postcode median (74 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 86% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2026. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
Cross Tree Cottage has an approved extension on the planning record.
- Jan 2026ExtensionFullIn report
Planning permission to erect rear extension
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- PA/2025/1443
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Cross Tree Cottage
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Cross Tree Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£334,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in DN17 3NX: £227,500 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in DN17 3NX
14 Cross Tree Lane, Messingham, Scunthorpe, DN17 3NX
Sold Nov 2024
£219,00022 Cross Tree Lane, Messingham, Scunthorpe, DN17 3NX
Sold Jun 2023
£288,00019 Cross Tree Lane, Messingham, Scunthorpe, DN17 3NX
Sold Nov 2021
£139,0002 Cross Tree Lane, Messingham, Scunthorpe, DN17 3NX
Sold Jan 2021
£340,00023 Cross Tree Lane, Messingham, Scunthorpe, DN17 3NX
Sold Jul 2020
£150,000
Everything we know about Cross Tree Cottage, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Cross Tree Lane homes
Habitable Rooms for Cross Tree Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
72 (C)
Street avg 62 (D)
Floor Area
130 m²
Street avg 119 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 5.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
60 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Green Tree Inn — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Messingham Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.9dB