4 Ash Grove, Messingham, Scunthorpe, DN17 3QY
About 4 Ash Grove
4 Ash Grove is a detached house in Messingham, Scunthorpe, Scunthorpe (DN17 3QY). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2015) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (September 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 91 m² it's 29.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (129 m² median across 8 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £261,000 sits 50.9% above the 2014 sale of £173,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£177/sq ft) was about 30.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 11 years since the last transfer (December 2014).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
4 Ash Grove sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Oct 2025
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Planning history
4 Ash Grove has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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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
4 Ash Grove valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£261,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£173,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
5 December 2014Most recent
£173,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DN17 3QY: £270,000 (2023–2018).
Nearby sales in DN17 3QY
1a, Ash Grove, Messingham, Scunthorpe, DN17 3QY
Sold Aug 2023
£342,50010 Ash Grove, Messingham, Scunthorpe, DN17 3QY
Sold Jun 2023
£280,000Ashroot House, Ash Grove, Messingham, Scunthorpe, DN17 3QY
Sold Mar 2018
£230,0002 Ash Grove, Messingham, Scunthorpe, DN17 3QY
Sold Feb 2017
£220,0006 Ash Grove, Messingham, Scunthorpe, DN17 3QY
Sold Aug 2016
£225,000
Everything we know about 4 Ash Grove, 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 Ash Grove homes
EPC Rating for 4 Ash Grove lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,901
Street avg £2,066
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 126 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
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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
0.2 km
Knightsbridge Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 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
46.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.2dB