# 2 bedroom semi-detached house for sale (YO13 0QS)

## Property Details

| Key | Value |
|-----|-------|
| Address | WHISPERWOOD COTTAGE, SOUTH STREET, SCARBOROUGH, SCALBY, NORTH YORKSHIRE YO13 0QS |
| Price | £325,000 |
| Bedrooms | 2 |
| Bathrooms | 1 |
| Last sold | £290,000 Apr 2023 |

## Description

A beautiful chocolate box cottage with a large south facing rear garden in a most stunning location within the much sought after Scalby Village. These types of cottages rarely come to the market.

Harris Shields Collection are proud to offer this charming characterful chocolate box stone built cottage in a stunning location in the heart of the much sought after Scalby Village. Offered to the market with the added bonus of no onward chain this home is sure to appeal to a multitude of purchasers, the accommodation briefly comprises; entrance hall to the rear of the property, dining room, front sitting room, galley kitchen with built in oven, hob and extractor with door to inner hallway leading to bathroom with white suite. Stairs of the front sitting room leading to two double bedrooms on the first floor. Outside is brick paved driveway to the side of the property, front garden. Lovely rear south facing rear garden with summer room, and two sheds. Properties of this character rarely come to the market in this prime village area. Viewing is strictly via appointment with Harris Shields Collection. Scarborough Borough Council tax band C.

## Property Photos

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## Floorplans

- ![Floorplan](/listings/photos/128894891/227784) - Floorplan

## EPC Graphs

- ![EPC Rating Graph](/listings/photos/128894891/227785) - EPC Rating Graph

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| WHISPERWOOD COTTAGE SOUTH STREET, SCALBY, SCARBOROUGH, NORTH YORKSHIRE, YO13 0QS | £290,000 | 21/04/2023 | Semi-detached |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| CHURCH BECK HOUSE 2 CHURCH BECKS, SCALBY, SCARBOROUGH, NORTH YORKSHIRE, YO13 0SA | £430,000 | 23/03/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 1 CHURCH BECK HOUSE CHURCH BECKS, SCALBY, SCARBOROUGH, NORTH YORKSHIRE, YO13 0SA | £700,000 | 23/03/2022 | Semi-detached |
| HARLEQUIN COTTAGE SOUTH STREET, SCALBY, SCARBOROUGH, NORTH YORKSHIRE, YO13 0QR | £506,000 | 21/09/2021 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £545,333 (3 sales)

## Price vs local average

*Outcode + property type (HousePrices, last 2 years).*

- **Local average:** £278,999 (7 Semi-detached, YO13, 2024–2026)
- **Deviation:** +16.5%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Yorkshire and The Humber). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £770/mo
- **Realistic:** £855/mo
- **Optimistic:** £941/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Scarborough (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

- **LHA floor (this property size):** £549/mo

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.26% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £106,875
- **Target investor price (1%):** £85,500

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on Area rent estimate.*

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 24.1%
- **10y growth:** 90.6%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Yorkshire and The Humber; Semi-detached series; as of March 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 0.9%
- **5y growth (index):** 23%
- **10y growth (index):** 58.3%

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Job (default Low)

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