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Tawny Owl Barn, New House Covert, Knapton, York, YO26 6QX

3 sales on record

Estimated value

£790,000

  • Since the 2021 sale (£630,000)+25%
  • Against YO26 6QX's recent median (£700,000)+13%

Newest record on this page: October 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
201 m²
2164 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 68
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£790,000

  • Against its 2021 sale (£630,000)+25%
  • Against YO26 6QX's recent median (£700,000)+13%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Tawny Owl Barn is modelled from its 201 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in YO26 6QX. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    201 m² from the EPC lodged in June 2014

  • Sales of this home

    3 sales recorded, the latest in 2021

  • Recent sales in YO26 6QX

    5 sales, median £700,000 (2025–2007)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: October 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
PlanningNone on this homeFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Sales timeline

  1. 5 March 2021Most recent

    £630,000

    +17.8%over 6 years

  2. 22 October 2014

    £535,000

    +20.2%over 6 years

  3. 7 September 2008

    £445,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in YO26 6QX: £700,000 (2025–2007).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for Tawny Owl Barn, New House Covert, Knapton, York, YO26 6QX. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

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.

It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 2008–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £790,000 is 25.4% above the 2021 sale price. 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.

Specifications

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

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2

Building

  • Period featuresYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

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 08 Jun 2024

Current Certificate
Jun 2014

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D68
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
6.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 8 June 2024

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Tawny Owl Barn, New House Covert, Knapton, York, YO26 6QX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Tawny Owl Barn has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

5 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

On the street

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 £3,495

On par

Floor Area

201 m²

Street avg 195 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 8 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

6.9 t/year

Street avg 4.6 t/year

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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.
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Crime

159/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.3 km

Lowfield Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

1.2 km

Carr Infant School. 11 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Carr Infant SchoolPrimary1.2km
  • Carr Junior SchoolPrimary1.3km
  • Westfield Primary Community SchoolPrimary1.5km
  • Manor Church of England AcademySecondary1.6km

Nearest stops

  • Lowfield LaneBus stop292m
  • Collingham PlaceBus stop835m
  • Turnberry DriveBus stop876m
  • Beckfield PlaceBus stop893m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences703 reports37%
  • Anti-social Behaviour459 reports24%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson162 reports9%
  • Other Theft123 reports6%

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around YO26 6QX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for YO26 6QX

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for YO26 6QX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.9dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for Tawny Owl Barn is modelled from its 201 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in YO26 6QX. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 3 sales are recorded for Tawny Owl Barn. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Tawny Owl Barn was lodged in June 2014 at band D and expired in June 2024, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to Tawny Owl Barn. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 12 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 11 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from YO26 6QX, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
Tawny Owl Barn is in council tax band G. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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