The crystal structure of the layered iron arsenide Sr3Sc2O5Fe2As2 was determined between 300 and 10 K. The lattice parameters of the tetragonal cell decrease anisotropically according to Δc/c : Δa/a ≈ 4.2, which results in a slight flattening of the As-Fe-As bond angle within the FeAs layers. No indication of a structural instability could be detected. 57Fe Mössbauer spectroscopic data show only a single signal at 4.2, 77, and 298 K, subjected to quadrupole splitting. The isomer shift increases

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... from 0.36(1) mms−1 at 298 K to 0.49(1) mms−1 at 4.2 K. No indication for magnetic ordering was found.