2 Burns Cottages, Rudgate, Whixley, York, YO26 8AL
About 2 Burns Cottages
2 Burns Cottages is a mid-terrace house in Whixley, York, York (YO26 8AL). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2023) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in September 2017 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 93), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 52 m² it sits well below the postcode median (124 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
2 Burns Cottages has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
2 Burns Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£183,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO26 8AL: £435,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in YO26 8AL
White House, Rudgate, Whixley, York, YO26 8AL
Sold Oct 2025
£435,000Ashwood House, Rudgate, Whixley, York, YO26 8AL
Sold Dec 2024
£275,000Pinelands, Rudgate, Whixley, York, YO26 8AL
Sold Aug 2023
£850,0004 Burns Cottages, Rudgate, Whixley, York, YO26 8AL
Sold Jun 2022
£109,2501 Farriers View, Rudgate, Whixley, York, YO26 8AL
Sold Jul 2020
£535,000
Versus other Rudgate homes
2 Burns Cottages outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
43 (E)
Street avg 54 (E)
Floor Area
52 m²
Street avg 134 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 7.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
Closest school
1.5 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
46.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.7dB