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Orchard Cottage, Chapel Street, Amcotts, Scunthorpe, DN17 4AS

Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
133 m²
1436 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 39
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Orchard Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Orchard Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Amcotts, Scunthorpe, Scunthorpe (DN17 4AS). It has a recorded floor area of 133 m² (around 1436 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2010) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from July 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 2000–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £288,000 sits 85.9% above the 2013 sale of £154,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£108/sq ft) was about 36.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 13 years ago, in April 2013.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Open-plan layoutYes
  • Dining roomYes
  • Utility roomYes
  • CloakroomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageDouble
  • Summer houseYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Orchard Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Jul 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E39
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
10.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Orchard Cottage, Chapel Street, Amcotts, Scunthorpe, DN17 4AS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Orchard Cottage has no planning applications on record.

The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2000.

Current estimate

£288,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.1% per year over 13 years.

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Last sold (2013)

£154,950

Growth on file: 9.1% per year over 13 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 18 April 2013Most recent

    £154,950

    +209.9%over 12 years
  2. 4 May 2000

    £50,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in DN17 4AS: £143,000 (2024–2008).

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On the street

Versus other Chapel Street homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, Orchard Cottage runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,162

Street avg £1,429

Below

Floor Area

133 m²

Street avg 144 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

10.0 t/year

Street avg 7.0 t/year

Strongly below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Scunthorpe district page.

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

0.1 km

Chapel Street — bus stop.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around DN17 4AS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for DN17 4AS

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for DN17 4AS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.2dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Orchard Cottage, Chapel Street, Amcotts, Scunthorpe, DN17 4AS. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.