The Cottage, High Street, Eastoft, Scunthorpe, DN17 4PA
About The Cottage
The Cottage is a semi-detached house in Eastoft, Scunthorpe, Scunthorpe (DN17 4PA). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 94 m² it's 29.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (133 m² median across 13 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £223,000 is 10.7% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£199/sq ft) was about 54.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2023 for £201,500.
Energy performance
The Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 9 June 2033
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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.
£223,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£201,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
10 September 2023Most recent
£201,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in DN17 4PA: £250,000 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in DN17 4PA
Ivydene Cottage, High Street, Eastoft, Scunthorpe, DN17 4PA
Sold Nov 2024
£244,500Mill House, High Street, Eastoft, Scunthorpe, DN17 4PA
Sold Jun 2022
£695,000Thorpe House, High Street, Eastoft, Scunthorpe, DN17 4PA
Sold Mar 2022
£250,000Linton House, High Street, Eastoft, Scunthorpe, DN17 4PA
Sold Jan 2019
£102,000York House, High Street, Eastoft, Scunthorpe, DN17 4PA
Sold May 2018
£415,000
Versus other High Street homes
The Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,144
Street avg £1,853
Floor Area
94 m²
Street avg 157 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.4 t/year
Street avg 7.0 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
0.3 km
Demand Responsive Area — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Eastoft Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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
44.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB







