Photo: Mat Fascione · CC BY-SA 2.0Homes in Scotter sell for a median £230,000
That is the middle of 128 standard sales recorded by HM Land Registry from September 2023 to August 2026, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. The typical home sells for 4.2 times as much as in 1995. Below: what each type of home sells for, the spread of prices, every year since 1995, new builds, the busiest streets and the neighbours. Rents and council tax are on Cost of living.
Two thirds of Scotter’s sales are detached houses
128 homes sold in three years: 87 detached houses, 28 semi-detached houses and 13 terraced houses.
median sale · 87 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £213K–£342K
- Last 12 months
- £299K20 sold
median sale · 28 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £170K–£215K
- Last 12 months
- £215K7 sold
median sale · 13 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £70K–£145K
Mostly detached: two thirds of homes sold stand on their own plot
Standard sales, Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. A median needs 5 sales of a type; “middle half” is the 25th to 75th percentile of 10 or more.
Half of Scotter’s homes sold for between £185K and £299K
One sale in ten was under £140K and one in ten over £390K. 59% sold for under £250K.
The median, £230,000, sits in the £200–250K band
128 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 4.2 times as much as in 1995, a slower rise than England’s
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £55,750 in 1995 to £233,500 in the last 12 months (£169,950 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
30 sales in the last 12 months, against 99 in 2007, the busiest year, and 27 in 2011. Sales fell by 64% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 18%.
Scotter costs less than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Scotter, every standard sale in England, and the typical UK town (the middle of the town medians, towns of 2,500 or more).
Detached houses rose the most since 1995
| 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | Last 12 months | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | £60K | £73K | £152K | £177K | £185K | £238K | £299K |
| Semi-detached houses | £46K | £50K | £118K | £105K | £125K | £125K | £215K |
Calendar years; a year’s median needs 5 sales of the type, so gaps are years with fewer.
Prices are as paid, not adjusted for inflation. Standard (category A) sales only; Land Registry adds a sale when it is registered, so the newest months fill in later.
Hardly any new homes: 0% of sales in the last 12 months
163 new homes have been sold in Scotter since 1995; the share peaked at 36% in 2008.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
4% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 3.9% sold leasehold in Scotter. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Sands Lane is Scotter’s busiest street, with 10 sales in three years
10 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 1 of them ten or more. A busy street is often a new estate selling its first homes, or a long road of terraces and flats.
| # | Street | Postcode area | Sales | Median | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sands Lane | DN21 | 10 | £202,500 | Mixed |
| 2 | Messingham Road | DN21 | 8 | £317,475 | Mostly detached houses |
| 3 | Gainsborough Road | DN21 | 8 | £233,500 | Mostly detached houses |
| 4 | Charles Avenue | DN21 | 7 | £255,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 5 | Astley Crescent | DN21 | 6 | £279,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 6 | Mill Crescent | DN21 | 6 | £190,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 7 | Colins Walk | DN21 | 6 | £186,250 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 8 | Rooklands | DN21 | 5 | £275,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 9 | Poplar Grove | DN21 | 5 | £210,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 10 | The Granary | DN21 | 5 | £205,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
Standard sales with a street name, grouped by street and postcode district (Sep 2023 to Aug 2026); a name used in two districts shows the district. Medians only: we don’t list individual sales.
Scotter is the 29th most expensive of 64 towns in Lincolnshire
Scotter is in the middle of Lincolnshire’s towns to buy in; the typical UK town’s median is £277,000.
Towns of 2,500 or more in Lincolnshire with 10+ standard sales; each links to its own Housing page.
Scotter’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Scunthorpe and Broughton.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scotter | — | £230K | 30 | +31% |
| Messingham | 2.3 | £233K | 49 | +37% |
| Kirton in Lindsey | 3.5 | £210K | 27 | +19% |
| Owston Ferry | 4.6 | £215K | 7 | +34% |
| Scunthorpe | 5.4 | £150K | 851 | +39% |
| Scawby | 5.9 | £253K | 22 | +55% |
| Hibaldstow | 6 | £243K | 28 | +64% |
| Broughton | 6.8 | £171K | 76 | +37% |
Median: standard sales over three years (10+ needed). Since 2016: the median over three years against 2016’s. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about property prices in Scotter
What is the average house price in Scotter?
The median home in Scotter sold for £230,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 128 standard sales (£233,500 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £269,950, semi-detached houses £185,000 and terraced houses £105,000.
Are house prices going up in Scotter?
The median was £220,000 in 2025, about the same on 2024 (£221,000), and £233,500 in the last 12 months. A town’s median moves with the mix of homes sold each year as well as with prices.
How many homes sell in Scotter each year?
30 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 53 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Scotter?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Messingham Road (DN21, £317,475), Astley Crescent (DN21, £279,000) and Rooklands (DN21, £275,000).
Is Scotter expensive for Lincolnshire?
Scotter is the 29th most expensive of 64 towns of 2,500 or more in Lincolnshire by median sale price.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid, every standard sale since January 1995 (yearly files of 28 September 2026), inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary by postcode (ONS Postcode Directory) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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