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About 2 Rainford Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
2 Rainford Close is a detached house in Seamer, Scarborough, Scarborough (YO12 4QZ). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 3.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£324/sq ft) was about 75.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 63 m² it's 20.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (79 m² median across 10 EPCs). Most recent transfer: September 2022 at £220,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jul 2022
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D62
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£211,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.5% per year over 10 years.
Last sold (2022)
£220,000
Growth on file: 3.5% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Rainford Close homes
Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for 2 Rainford Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,492
Street avg £2,280
Floor Area
63 m²
Street avg 78 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Scarborough district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around YO12 4QZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.0dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 33 points of interest in total.
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