Cobblers Cottage, Boroughbridge Road, Green Hammerton, York, YO26 8AE
About Cobblers Cottage
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 90.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
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
Planning history
Cobblers Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2012.
£196,000
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.
Sales timeline
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).
Nearby sales in YO26 8AE
Beck House, Boroughbridge Road, Green Hammerton, York, YO26 8AE
Sold Jun 2019
£770,000Beech Cottage, Boroughbridge Road, Green Hammerton, York, YO26 8AE
Sold Mar 2018
£410,000Caskill 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
Price per m² for Cobblers Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,167
Street avg £2,616
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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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







