Poplar Cottage, Shore Road, Garthorpe, Scunthorpe, DN17 4AD

Poplar Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Garthorpe, Scunthorpe, Scunthorpe (DN17 4AD). It has a recorded floor area of 138 m² (around 1485 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2015) shows an F (score 29), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 4 certificates since April 2014. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on bulk wood pellets. The latest certificate is from August 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views.

Across 2017–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at -2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £355,000 sits 54.3% above the 2019 sale of £230,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£155/sq ft) was about 65% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold September 2019 for £230,000.