Prospect Cottage is a detached house in Askham Richard, York, York (YO23 3PT). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2011) shows a G (score 20), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from September 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 98 m² it's 28.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (137 m² median across 9 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £451,000 sits 80.4% above the 2014 sale of £250,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2014. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. On the market in September 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years.
Prospect Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Sept 2021
Prospect Cottage sits within a conservation area — exterior works face additional planning controls.
Fell Horse Chestnut and Lime trees in a Conservation Area
£451,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£250,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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On epc rating, Prospect Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,551
Street avg £2,597
Floor Area
98 m²
Street avg 156 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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
0.0 km
Rose and Crown — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.3dB

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Full planning data for Prospect Cottage, Main Street, Askham Richard, York, YO23 3PT
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16 September 2014Most recent
£250,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO23 3PT: £585,000 (2025–2021).
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CO₂ Emissions
8.5 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
Closest school
0.2 km
St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.8dB