Railway Cottage, Carr Lane, Bessacarr, Doncaster, DN4 7PG

Railway 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. Across 2005–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at -4% per year. 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.