# 26 MERE DYKE ROAD, LUDDINGTON, SCUNTHORPE, NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE, DN17 4RD

## Property details

- Slug: `5963470` (address key hash: `5963470f83839025d79d2948b040bc29899fb681`)
- Postcode: DN17 4RD
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Detached
- Bathrooms: 3
- Floor area: 228 m²
- EPC rating: B
- Year built: England and Wales: 1930-1949
- Last sold: £440,000 Apr 2026
- Price per m²: £1,930/m²
- Local average: £278,061 (47 sales)

## Latest sale

- Price: £440,000
- Date: 2026-04-29
- Type: D
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** B
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 14/10/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £2,284/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £1,200

### Recommendations
- B (£900 - £1,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/9330-2375-7500-2695-0545)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-04-29 | £440,000 | Detached | +69.2% | £444,318 (to June 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/5340b1c5-745e-8052-e063-4804a8c06ee4) |
| Sold | 2018-01-08 | £260,000 | Detached | — | £355,299 (to June 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/64342bfe-4b2e-422c-e053-6c04a8c0fb8a) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 26 MERE DYKE ROAD, LUDDINGTON, SCUNTHORPE, NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE, DN17 4RD | £440,000 | 29/04/2026 | Detached |
| 26 MERE DYKE ROAD, LUDDINGTON, SCUNTHORPE, NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE, DN17 4RD | £260,000 | 08/01/2018 | Detached |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [87521265](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/d8aabc2)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| listed | 2026-01-12 | £440,000 |
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £440,000 |
| sold | 2018-01-01 | £260,000 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 11 MERE DYKE ROAD, LUDDINGTON, SCUNTHORPE, NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE, DN17 4RD | £290,000 | 01/11/2023 | Detached |
| 13 MERE DYKE ROAD, LUDDINGTON, SCUNTHORPE, NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE, DN17 4RD | £365,000 | 29/11/2022 | Detached |
| PADDOCK VIEW HIGH STREET, LUDDINGTON, SCUNTHORPE, NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE, DN17 4QP | £167,500 | 11/01/2022 | Detached |

**Area average:** £274,167 (3 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 23.6%
- **10y growth:** 37.3%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for North Lincolnshire; Detached series; as of June 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 7%
- **5y growth (index):** 15%
- **10y growth (index):** 47.6%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (North Lincolnshire). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £588/mo
- **Realistic:** £653/mo
- **Optimistic:** £718/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Scunthorpe (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.15% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £81,625
- **Target investor price (1%):** £65,300

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on Area rent estimate.*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

- **Total incidents:** 0

*Within 1 mile during Jul 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Luddington & Garthorpe Primary | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 13 Feb 2013 |
| Eastoft Church of England Primary School | Primary | 1.6 miles | Good — 5 Mar 2024 |
| Burton-upon-Stather Primary School | Primary | 2.6 miles | Good — 29 Jan 2014 |
| Althorpe and Keadby Primary School | Primary | 3.6 miles | Good — 4 Dec 2023 |
| Skills Centre PLUS | Other | 3.8 miles | — (No rating) |