Curlews House, Crowle Wharf, Ealand, Scunthorpe, DN17 4JS

Curlews House is a six-bedroom detached house in Ealand, Scunthorpe, Scunthorpe (DN17 4JS). It has a recorded floor area of 400 m² (around 4306 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (June 2014) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (March 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and lighting dropped from Very Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from June 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since August 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 400 m² the property is well over the postcode median (105 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Across 2002–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 21.3% per year.