Linden Cottage, Trentside, Amcotts, Scunthorpe, DN17 4AX
About Linden Cottage
Linden Cottage is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Amcotts, Scunthorpe, Scunthorpe (DN17 4AX). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (October 2025) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in October 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Main heating runs on oil. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Today's modelled estimate of £214,000 sits 257% above the 2013 sale of £59,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£48/sq ft) was about 49.7% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in July 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years. At 117 m² it's 24.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (154 m² median across 8 EPCs).
Know exactly what you're buying at Linden Cottage
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- Heating systemOil
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Fuel source changed
Hot water efficiency decreased
High performance glazing installed
Roof insulation improved
Planning history
Linden Cottage has an approved side and rear extension on the planning record.
- Mar 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Planning permission to erect a two-storey side and single-storey rear extension
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- PA/2021/82
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Linden 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
30-day money-back guarantee
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Linden Cottage was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£214,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£59,950
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
4 July 2013Most recent
£59,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in DN17 4AX: £278,000 (2023–2015).
Nearby sales in DN17 4AX
Middle Cottage, Trentside, Amcotts, Scunthorpe, DN17 4AX
Sold Feb 2023
£410,000Croft House, Trentside, Amcotts, Scunthorpe, DN17 4AX
Sold Sept 2022
£420,000Elwood Cottage, Trentside, Amcotts, Scunthorpe, DN17 4AX
Sold Aug 2022
£67,000Midway, Trentside, Amcotts, Scunthorpe, DN17 4AX
Sold Jan 2019
£262,000Inglenook, Trentside, Amcotts, Scunthorpe, DN17 4AX
Sold Dec 2012
£137,000
Everything we know about Linden 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 Trentside homes
Linden Cottage is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£512
Street avg £1,617
Floor Area
117 m²
Street avg 152 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 9.4 t/year
Similar properties nearby
1 Church Cottages, Shore Road, Garthorpe
DN17 4AE
1 Cox Lane, Crowle
DN17 4NG
1 Chapel Street, Crowle
DN17 4NH
1 Cross Slack, Crowle
DN17 4LY
1 Brewery Road, Crowle
DN17 4LT
1 Bishops Wharf, Godnow Road, Crowle
DN17 4DU
1 Cranidge Close, Crowle
DN17 4NS
1 Cherrytree Gardens, Crowle
DN17 4GG
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
0.2 km
Ingleby Arms — bus stop.
Closest school
3.0 km
Outwood Academy Foxhills. 1 school nearby.
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
47.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.7dB