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Get started3 Burns Cottages is a mid-terrace house in Whixley, York, York (YO26 8AL). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2018) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in September 2017 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Average; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 51 m² it sits well below the postcode median (124 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
3 Burns Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£182,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
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.
3 Burns Cottages outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
64 (D)
Street avg 53 (E)
Floor Area
51 m²
Street avg 134 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
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
Heating system upgraded to a more efficient system
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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Median price across the last 5 sales in YO26 8AL: £435,000 (2025–2020).
Street avg 7.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
Closest school
1.5 km
Green Hammerton Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.7dB