Beech Cottage, Boroughbridge Road, Green Hammerton, York, YO26 8AE
About Beech Cottage
Beech Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Green Hammerton, York, York (YO26 8AE). It has a recorded floor area of 136 m² (around 1464 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2017) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 136 m² it's 18.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (168 m² median across 12 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £544,000 is 32.7% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£280/sq ft) was about 29.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in March 2018 and unlisted since — roughly 8 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Energy performance
Beech Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Jan 2023DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side of property
Part demolition of existing extension & erection of two storey / single storey side extensions
- Agent
- SRH DESIGN SOLUTIONS
Extension- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/04491/FUL
- Mar 2008ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Erection of single storey side extension.
- Agent
- Not Available. If this appears on the Comments tab please see the Documents tab for Letter of Representation not PA.
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 08/00601/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
Beech Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£544,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£410,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 March 2018Most recent
£410,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO26 8AE: £180,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in YO26 8AE
Cobblers Cottage, Boroughbridge Road, Green Hammerton, York, YO26 8AE
Sold Jul 2025
£200,000Beck House, Boroughbridge Road, Green Hammerton, York, YO26 8AE
Sold Jun 2019
£770,000Caskill House, Boroughbridge Road, Green Hammerton, York, YO26 8AE
Sold Aug 2017
£975,000The Old Manse, Boroughbridge Road, Green Hammerton, York, YO26 8AE
Sold Jan 2015
£214,000The Beeches, Boroughbridge Road, Green Hammerton, York, YO26 8AE
Sold May 2014
£430,000
Versus other Boroughbridge Road homes
Beech Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,015
Street avg £2,760
Floor Area
136 m²
Street avg 205 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.1 t/year
Street avg 6.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Rosedale Cottage — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Green Hammerton Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.5dB







