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.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Apr 2024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
Planning history
The Cottage has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at The 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.
- Environmental risk flagged
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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
Everything we know about The 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
- Environmental risk flagged
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
5/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
The full 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