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Get started1 Burns Cottages is an end-of-terrace house in Whixley, York, York (YO26 8AL). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2022) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in January 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
It hasn't traded since January 2002, a hold of 24 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £179,000 sits 150.3% above the 2002 sale of £71,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£136/sq ft) was about 43.2% below the postcode norm. At 49 m² it sits well below the postcode median (124 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
1 Burns Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
1 Burns Cottages valuation runs notably under the typical sold price in this postcode.
£179,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£71,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
On floor area, 1 Burns Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,459
Street avg £2,592
Floor Area
49 m²
Street avg 134 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 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
Vine Farm Close — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.4dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler
Fuel source changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Window efficiency improved
Cavity wall insulation installed
Floor insulation added or improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Ventilation system changed
Heating system changed
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls changed
Hot water system changed
More low energy lighting installed
Window efficiency improved
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11 January 2002Most recent
£71,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO26 8AL: £435,000 (2025–2020).
CO₂ Emissions
7.5 t/year
Street avg 6.8 t/year
Closest school
1.5 km
Green Hammerton Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.7dB
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