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4 sales on record
About Kestrel Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Kestrel Cottage is a semi-detached house in Staxton, Scarborough, Scarborough (YO12 4TA). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (September 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 0.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £189,000 is 11.2% above the 2021 sale price. Sold June 2021 for £169,950. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 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)
Mar 2021
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D68
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.9 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.
Kestrel Cottage's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£189,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.5% per year over 14 years.
Last sold (2021)
£169,950
Growth on file: 0.5% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Main Street homes
Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for Kestrel Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,179
Street avg £1,832
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 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 4TA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.6dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 11 points of interest in total.
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