The Cottage, Church Street, Amcotts, Scunthorpe, DN17 4AL
About The Cottage
The Cottage is a detached house in Amcotts, Scunthorpe, Scunthorpe (DN17 4AL). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2014) shows an F (score 33), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since October 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 74 m² it sits well below the postcode median (130 m² across 10 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. Today's modelled estimate of £234,000 is 33.8% above the 2004 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£220/sq ft) was about 31.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
The Cottage 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Apr 2024
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 28 April 2024
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Planning history
The Cottage has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
The Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£234,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£174,950
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
10 October 2004Most recent
£174,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in DN17 4AL: £210,000 (2025–2015).
Nearby sales in DN17 4AL
Ivy Cottage, Church Street, Amcotts, Scunthorpe, DN17 4AL
Sold Jun 2025
£210,000Freshfields, Church Street, Amcotts, Scunthorpe, DN17 4AL
Sold Mar 2023
£335,000The Rectory Gardens, Church Street, Amcotts, Scunthorpe, DN17 4AL
Sold Sept 2016
£315,000Clearview, Church Street, Amcotts, Scunthorpe, DN17 4AL
Sold Dec 2015
£155,000Manor Bungalow, Church Street, Amcotts, Scunthorpe, DN17 4AL
Sold Mar 2006
£150,000
Versus other Church Street homes
Years Held for The Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,364
Street avg £2,022
Floor Area
74 m²
Street avg 137 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.3 t/year
Street avg 7.1 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
235/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Demand Responsive Area — bus stop.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.4dB







