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Get startedNorfolk Cottage is a semi-detached house in Long Marston, York, York (YO26 7RB). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1996-2002. The latest certificate (February 2024) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since July 2012. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
It hasn't traded since September 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced York HPI: 12.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £343,000 is 22.5% above the 2007 sale price. At 114 m² the property is well over the postcode median (73 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Norfolk Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Multiple extension applications run across more than a decade of planning history at Norfolk Cottage.
Variation of condition 2 (Approved plans) of Planning Permission 25/01513/FUL (single storey rear extension) to alter roof design.
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1996.
£343,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.1% per year over 11 years.
£280,000
Growth on file: 12.1% per year over 11 years.
Norfolk Cottage is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£2,456
Street avg £3,186
Floor Area
114 m²
Street avg 124 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
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Tockwith Road — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.8dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Hot water efficiency decreased
Window efficiency improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
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Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
2 more applications for this property
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13 September 2007Most recent
£280,000
+23.6%over 3 years1 July 2004
£226,500
+183.3%over 7 years1 October 1996
£79,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO26 7RB: £283,000 (2025–2022).
CO₂ Emissions
6.7 t/year
Street avg 6.9 t/year
YO26 7NY
Closest school
1.0 km
Long Marston Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.6dB
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