Dark Lane Amcotts, North Lincolnshire
8 addresses across 2 postcodes (DN17), about 280 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 46100437.
- Sales: 7 recorded sales since 1995; in 2020 the median was £110,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 4 homes have an energy certificate (E: 2, F: 2).
- Flood: 2 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band A; Band D in North Lincolnshire costs £2,348 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Althorpe, about 3.9 km (2.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 3 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 8 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Cherry Tree Medical Practice, about 4.7 km (2.9 miles) away.
- People: About 260 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 82% of households owned their home and 23% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 12 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | £110,000 | £110,000 | £110,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £125,000 | £125,000 | £125,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £175,000 | £175,000 | £175,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £139,950 | £139,950 | £139,950 |
| 2000 | 1 | £59,450 | £59,450 | £59,450 |
| 1999 | 1 | £52,500 | £52,500 | £52,500 |
| 1995 | 1 | £53,500 | £53,500 | £53,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Sep 2020 | MANOR FARM COTTAGE DN17 4AN | Detached | £110,000 | |
| 19 Dec 2014 | LANTERN COTTAGE DN17 4AN | Semi-detached | £125,000 | |
| 21 Dec 2007 | MANOR FARM COTTAGE DN17 4AN | Detached | £175,000 | |
| 9 Jun 2006 | MANOR FARM COTTAGE DN17 4AN | Detached | £139,950 | |
| 28 Apr 2000 | MANOR FARM COTTAGE DN17 4AN | Detached | £59,450 | |
| 12 Jan 1999 | LANTERN COTTAGE DN17 4AN | Semi-detached | £52,500 | |
| 24 Nov 1995 | LANTERN COTTAGE DN17 4AN | Semi-detached | £53,500 |
Energy performance certificates
4 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 265 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (2); House, detached (2). Built: before 1900 (4). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (4).
Each home's certificates and sales (3 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in North Lincolnshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,348 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,566 | £1,827 | £2,088 | £2,348 | £2,870 | £3,392 | £3,914 | £4,697 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band A (41% of about 680 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Roadworks
Started, not reported finished by 30 September 2026
- 28 September 2026 to 7 October 2026: NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE COUNCIL, Utility asset works, give and take, on the footway, carriageway, verge (standard works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 22 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 24 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 2 medium, 22 low and 0 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: at least one postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| DN17 4AN | zone 3 | 0 / 2 / 3 | unlikely |
| DN17 4AL | zone 3 | 0 / 0 / 19 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 3 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DN17 4AL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| DN17 4AN | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Althorpe 3,820 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| Scunthorpe 379,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.2 km (3.3 miles) | |
| Crowle 15,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.8 km (4.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Chapel Street Amcotts | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Scunthorpe | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | evyve Charging Station | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Humberside Airport HUY | 24.3 km (15 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 68.5 km (43 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Cherry Tree Medical Practice | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Myers And Campbell And Associate | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
| Hospital | Scunthorpe General Hospital | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) |
| Police station | Humberside Police - Scunthorpe North Police Station | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | Spar Cashzone | 3.3 km (2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 70 m² | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
Landmarks
2 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Willow Holt | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) east |
| Anderson's Holt | Wood | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) north-east |
| Foxhills Plantation | Wood | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) east |
| Burton Wood | Wood | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) north-east |
| Skippingdale Plantation | Wood | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) south-east |
| Shaw's Holt | Wood | 3 km (1.9 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 7 | 8 |
1 of the street's 8 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for North Lincolnshire: see them on the North Lincolnshire page.
Nearest schools
No open schools within 2 km (1.2 miles).
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Marks Community Church DN17 4AL | Other catering premises | 130 m | 5 Very good | 25 Apr 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 3 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Belthorn Road (8); On or near Dark Lane (3); On or near Chapel Street (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 82% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 41% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 11% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 54% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 17% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 23% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 4 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Dark Lane · Chapel Street · Church Street · Belthorne Road · Cross Lane
All the streets in DN17 and across North Lincolnshire.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.