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Get startedRailway Cottage is a detached house in Bessacarr, Doncaster, Doncaster (DN4 7PG). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1226 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2010) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in October 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from June 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 114 m² the property is well over the postcode median (71 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Sale prices here have lagged Doncaster HPI: -4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £498,000 sits 211.2% above the 2018 sale of £160,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£131/sq ft) was about 21.4% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Most recent transfer: July 2018 at £160,000.
Railway Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Jun 2020
Demolition of the existing Railway Cottage at Manor Farm, Bessacarr to be replaced with a singular dwelling
Latest sale on Railway Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£498,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -4.0% per year over 13 years.
£160,000
Growth on file: -4.0% per year over 13 years.
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
5/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.4dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Prior approval to utilise Permitted Development Rights under Schedule 2 Part 18 for a rail crossing at Manor Farm
18 July 2018Most recent
£160,000
-60.0%over 10 years25 January 2008
£400,000
+44.8%over 2 years29 March 2005
£276,250
Median price across the last 5 sales in DN4 7PG: £107,000 (2024–2022).
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Stoops Lane/Lindsey Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Willow Primary School. 12 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.3dB
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