Rose Cottage, The Diggings, St Helens, Ryde, PO33 1UP
About Rose Cottage
Rose Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in St. Helens, Ryde, Ryde (PO33 1UP). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2018) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2020. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 96 m² it's 17.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (82 m² median across 14 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £350,000 is 25% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£271/sq ft) was about 16.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2020 at £280,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenWest-facing
- GarageIntegral
Building
- Heating systemGas
- Period featuresYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Rose Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Apr 2020DemolitionFullIn report
Demolition of single storey rear extension; proposed two storey side extension and single storey rear extension (Revised Plan)
Extension- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/00274/HOU
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Rose Cottage
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£350,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£280,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 October 2020Most recent
£280,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PO33 1UP: £245,000 (2025–2015).
Nearby sales in PO33 1UP
Pear Tree Cottage, The Diggings, St Helens, Ryde, PO33 1UP
Sold Nov 2025
£315,000Pink Beach Cottage, The Diggings, St Helens, Ryde, PO33 1UP
Sold Mar 2021
£245,000Umea, The Diggings, St Helens, Ryde, PO33 1UP
Sold Jun 2019
£225,0008 The Diggings, St Helens, Ryde, PO33 1UP
Sold Apr 2015
£160,000Jessies Cottage, The Diggings, St Helens, Ryde, PO33 1UP
Sold Dec 2014
£220,000
Versus other The Diggings homes
Rose Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,917
Street avg £2,496
Floor Area
96 m²
Street avg 84 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 t/year
Street avg 3.4 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







