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2 Alpha Cottages, The Diggings, St Helens, Ryde, PO33 1UP

Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
60 m²
646 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 69
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 2 Alpha Cottages

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

2 Alpha Cottages is a semi-detached house in St. Helens, Ryde, Ryde (PO33 1UP). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2025) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in August 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor.

At 60 m² it's 29.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (85 m² median across 14 EPCs).

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Oct 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C69
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
2.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Oct 2025from Aug 2011
EPC improved fromE52toC69
Wall Insulation
UninsulatedInsulated Cavity

Cavity wall insulation installed

Roof Insulation
UninsulatedWell Insulated

Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+

Low Energy Lighting
33%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 2 Alpha Cottages, The Diggings, St Helens, Ryde, PO33 1UP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

2 Alpha Cottages has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

2applications of note in the surrounding area

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We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 2 Alpha Cottages

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

2 Alpha Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£237,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this

No sales recorded with HM Land Registry

That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.

Median price across the last 5 sales in PO33 1UP: £280,000 (2025–2019).

On the street

Versus other The Diggings homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On floor area, 2 Alpha Cottages runs well behind the street norm.

EPC Rating

69 (C)

Street avg 63 (D)

Above

Floor Area

60 m²

Street avg 86 m²

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

2.1 t/year

Street avg 3.7 t/year

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 2 Alpha Cottages

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£237k

1 Arundel Close

PO33 1BS

3 bed
£245k

1 Carpenters Cottage, Carpenters Road, St Helens

PO33 1YQ

£229k

1 Down Cottage, Upper Green Road, St Helens

PO33 1XF

2 bed
£228k

1 Alpha Cottages, The Diggings, St Helens

PO33 1UP

£228k

1 Amherst Place

PO33 1FE

2 bed2 bath
£227k

1 Blackthorn Close

PO33 1HY

£250k

1 Ashingdon, Lower Green Road, St Helens

PO33 1TS

£222k

1 Brook Close

PO33 1HB

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Ryde district page.
Full Ryde report

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

0.1 km

The Vine — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

St Helens Primary School. 4 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PO33 1UP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for PO33 1UP

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for PO33 1UP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.2dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 2 Alpha Cottages, The Diggings, St Helens, Ryde, PO33 1UP. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.