4 Dewsbury Cottages, York, YO1 6HB
About 4 Dewsbury Cottages
4 Dewsbury Cottages is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in York (YO1 6HB). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (September 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 45 m² it sits well below the postcode median (74 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2002–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £267,000 is 13.6% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£485/sq ft) was about 79.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in July 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
4 Dewsbury Cottages has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
10applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
4 Dewsbury Cottages has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2002.
£267,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 15 years.
£235,000
Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
3 July 2017Most recent
£235,000
+31.3%over 7 years12 May 2010
£179,000
+88.4%over 7 years22 August 2002
£95,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO1 6HB: £407,500 (2025–2016).
Versus other Dewsbury Cottages homes
4 Dewsbury Cottages outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,222
Street avg £3,575
Floor Area
45 m²
Street avg 74 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.2 t/year
Street avg 5.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Nunnery Lane Car Park — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Scarcroft Primary School. 29 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.2dB







