7 Ashlin Court, Messingham, Scunthorpe, DN17 3TB

7 Ashlin Court is a two-bedroom detached house in Messingham, Scunthorpe, Scunthorpe (DN17 3TB). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (November 2023) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (September 2023); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.

It hasn't traded since February 1996, a hold of 30 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 97 m² the property is well over the postcode median (52 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £116,000 sits 241.2% above the 1996 sale of £34,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£33/sq ft) was about 76.5% below the postcode norm.