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Get startedTawny Owl Barn, New House Covert, Knapton, York, YO26 6QX
3 sales on record
About Tawny Owl Barn
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Tawny Owl Barn is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Knapton, York, York (YO26 6QX). It has a recorded floor area of 201 m² (around 2164 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2014) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). The latest certificate is from June 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sale prices here have outpaced York HPI: 2.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £797,000 is 26.5% above the 2021 sale price. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer: March 2021 at £630,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Tawny Owl Barn's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Jun 2024
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£797,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.8% per year over 12 years.
Last sold (2021)
£630,000
Growth on file: 2.8% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other New House Covert homes
Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, Tawny Owl Barn runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,134
Street avg £3,057
Floor Area
201 m²
Street avg 195 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Lowfield Lane — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.8dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 41 points of interest in total.
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