Alma Cottage, Main Street, Walton, Wetherby, LS23 7DJ
About Alma Cottage
Alma Cottage is a semi-detached house in Walton, Wetherby, Wetherby (LS23 7DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (around 1356 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2014) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2011. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). The latest certificate is from June 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sold August 2018 for £420,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£310/sq ft) was about 38.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 126 m² it's 24.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (166 m² median across 18 EPCs).
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Alma Cottage's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Jun 2024
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Glazing upgraded to newer, more efficient type
Roof insulation improved
Planning history
Alma Cottage has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
- Jun 2009ConditionsIn report
Consent, agreement or approval required by Condition 2 of Planning Application 08/04597/FU
- Reference
- 09/02512/COND
- Sept 2008ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Part two storey part single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 08/04597/FU
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Alma Cottage
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2002.
£450,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 16 years.
£420,000
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
8 August 2018Most recent
£420,000
+45.3%over 11 years26 July 2007
£289,000
+25.7%over 1 year27 October 2005
£230,000
+35.3%over 3 years27 June 2002
£169,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in LS23 7DJ: £761,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in LS23 7DJ
Ivy House Farm, Main Street, Walton, Wetherby, LS23 7DJ
Sold Oct 2025
£1,250,000Low Moor House, Main Street, Walton, Wetherby, LS23 7DJ
Sold Feb 2024
£761,000The Dovecote, Main Street, Walton, Wetherby, LS23 7DJ
Sold Sept 2022
£830,000Sunrise, Main Street, Walton, Wetherby, LS23 7DJ
Sold Sept 2020
£408,0007 Main Street, Walton, Wetherby, LS23 7DJ
Sold Oct 2019
£299,150
Everything we know about Alma Cottage, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Main Street homes
Alma Cottage outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,333
Street avg £2,746
Floor Area
126 m²
Street avg 173 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 6.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Walton Corner — bus stop.
Closest school
1.8 km
Lady Elizabeth Hastings' CofE VA Primary School, Thorp Arch. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.9dB