2 Cow Rakes Lane, Whiston, Rotherham, S60 4AF
About 2 Cow Rakes Lane
2 Cow Rakes Lane is a semi-detached house in Whiston, Rotherham, Rotherham (S60 4AF). It has a recorded floor area of 185 m² (around 1991 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2016) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). The latest certificate is from May 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 185 m² the property is well over the postcode median (104 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £361,000 is 12.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£161/sq ft) was about 65.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2021 for £320,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
2 Cow Rakes Lane'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 May 2026
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Planning history
2 Cow Rakes Lane has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 2 Cow Rakes Lane was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£361,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£320,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 June 2021Most recent
£320,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in S60 4AF: £202,000 (2024–2016).
Nearby sales in S60 4AF
17 Cow Rakes Lane, Whiston, Rotherham, S60 4AF
Sold Jul 2024
£260,0004 Cow Rakes Lane, Whiston, Rotherham, S60 4AF
Sold Apr 2021
£203,00022 Cow Rakes Lane, Whiston, Rotherham, S60 4AF
Sold Nov 2016
£62,0008 Cow Rakes Lane, Whiston, Rotherham, S60 4AF
Sold Apr 2016
£173,00028 Cow Rakes Lane, Whiston, Rotherham, S60 4AF
Sold Nov 2015
£135,000
Versus other Cow Rakes Lane homes
2 Cow Rakes Lane outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,730
Street avg £1,151
Floor Area
185 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.5 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
13/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Park Avenue/Cow Rakes Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Whiston Worrygoose Junior and Infant School. 17 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
51.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.1dB







