8 The Diggings, St Helens, Ryde, PO33 1UP
About 8 The Diggings
8 The Diggings is a semi-detached house in St. Helens, Ryde, Ryde (PO33 1UP). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (December 2021) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in December 2012 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).
Today's modelled estimate of £254,000 sits 58.7% above the 2015 sale of £160,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£196/sq ft) was about 16.6% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in April 2015.
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Feb 2018ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear kitchen extension and detached shed to rear of garden
- Agent
- J P Designs
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- P/01327/17
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
£254,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£160,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 April 2015Most recent
£160,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PO33 1UP: £280,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in PO33 1UP
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Sold Mar 2021
£245,000Rose Cottage, The Diggings, St Helens, Ryde, PO33 1UP
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£280,000Umea, The Diggings, St Helens, Ryde, PO33 1UP
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£225,000Jessies Cottage, The Diggings, St Helens, Ryde, PO33 1UP
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£220,000
Versus other The Diggings homes
EPC Rating for 8 The Diggings runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,105
Street avg £2,564
Floor Area
76 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.4 t/year
Street avg 3.7 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
0.1 km
The Vine — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
St Helens Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.2dB







