Postbox Cottage, Main Street, Cadeby, Doncaster, DN5 7SL
About Postbox Cottage
Postbox Cottage is a semi-detached house in Cadeby, Doncaster, Doncaster (DN5 7SL). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2014) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from May 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 1996–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £444,000 is 32.5% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£273/sq ft) was about 152.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in March 2016.
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Energy performance
Postbox Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 May 2024
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Planning history
Postbox Cottage has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
6 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1996.
£444,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 20 years.
£335,000
Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
24 March 2016Most recent
£335,000
+48.9%over 13 years29 November 2002
£225,000
+84.4%over 6 years30 June 1996
£122,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DN5 7SL: £298,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in DN5 7SL
Waylands, Main Street, Cadeby, Doncaster, DN5 7SL
Sold Jun 2025
£470,000White House Cottage, Main Street, Cadeby, Doncaster, DN5 7SL
Sold Oct 2023
£90,500Quarry Cottage, Main Street, Cadeby, Doncaster, DN5 7SL
Sold Dec 2021
£525,0002 Main Street, Cadeby, Doncaster, DN5 7SL
Sold Apr 2019
£189,000Ryedale, Main Street, Cadeby, Doncaster, DN5 7SL
Sold Feb 2018
£298,000
Versus other Main Street homes
CO₂ Emissions for Postbox Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,939
Street avg £2,205
Floor Area
114 m²
Street avg 144 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.1 t/year
Street avg 6.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
7/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Cadeby Lane/Garden Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.5 km
Castle Academy. 11 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB