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EPC B
About Plum Tree Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Plum Tree Cottage is a two-bedroom detached house in York (YO26 5PN). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 756 sq ft). The latest certificate (August 2009) returns a B (score 83), comfortably above the UK average. The rating has held steady at B across 2 certificates since July 2009. The latest certificate is from August 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since October 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 70 m² it sits well below the postcode median (111 m² across 24 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £274,000 sits 82.7% above the 2009 sale of £150,000.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Garageintegral
Building
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Plum Tree Cottage ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Aug 2019
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale fell during the post-2008 dip, often a low-water mark in price comparisons.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£274,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2009)
£150,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Beckfield Lane homes
Four headline reads against 22 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Plum Tree Cottage outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,137
Street avg £2,675
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 112 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.6 t/year
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 York district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Beckfield Place — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around YO26 5PN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.6dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 45 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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