Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Cobblers Cottage is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Green Hammerton, York, York (YO26 8AE). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in July 2017 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 94), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
It changed hands recently, sold July 2025 for £200,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 48 m² it sits well below the postcode median (168 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2012–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£387/sq ft) was about 89% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 5 June 2035
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Get a survey for this property
Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £820 · Includes VAT
Cobblers Cottage has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sale price has at least doubled since 2012.
£194,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 13 years.
£200,000
Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 13 years.
31 July 2025Most recent
£200,000
+11.1%over 5 years17 June 2020
£180,000
+5.9%over 1 year28 January 2019
£170,000
+21.4%over 10 months28 March 2018
£140,000
+41.4%over 5 years4 October 2012
£99,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO26 8AE: £430,000 (2019–2014).
Beck House, Boroughbridge Road, Green Hammerton, York, YO26 8AE
Sold Jun 2019
Beech Cottage, Boroughbridge Road, Green Hammerton, York, YO26 8AE
Sold Mar 2018
Caskill House, Boroughbridge Road, Green Hammerton, York, YO26 8AE
Sold Aug 2017
The Old Manse, Boroughbridge Road, Green Hammerton, York, YO26 8AE
Sold Jan 2015
The Beeches, Boroughbridge Road, Green Hammerton, York, YO26 8AE
Sold May 2014
Price per m² for Cobblers Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,167
Street avg £2,619
Floor Area
48 m²
Street avg 213 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 7.4 t/year
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Falling 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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