Rock House, Holme Hall Lane, Stainton, Rotherham, S66 7RD

Rock House is a detached house in Stainton, Rotherham, Rotherham (S66 7RD). It has a recorded floor area of 193 m² (around 2077 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2012) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from June 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since January 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 193 m² it's 21.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (159 m² median across 21 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £776,000 is 29.3% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£289/sq ft) was about 60.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.