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4 Burns Cottages, Rudgate, Whixley, York, YO26 8AL

Property type
End terrace
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
51 m²
549 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 42
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About 4 Burns Cottages

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

4 Burns Cottages is an end-of-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 (September 2017) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (November 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), 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. Today's modelled estimate of £159,000 is 45.5% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£199/sq ft) was about 16.7% below the postcode norm. Sold June 2022 for £109,250. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

4 Burns Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Sept 2017

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E42
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.3 t/year
Occupancy
Rented

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Sept 2017from Nov 2012
EPC improved fromD68toE42
Heating System
Gas BoilerStorage Heaters

Heating system changed

Main Fuel
OilElectric

Changed to a more efficient fuel source

Heating Controls
FullManual

Heating controls changed

Hot Water
Main SystemImmersion (Off-Peak)

Hot water system changed

Low Energy Lighting
0%86%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 Burns Cottages, Rudgate, Whixley, York, YO26 8AL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

4 Burns Cottages has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

3applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 4 Burns Cottages

Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£159,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2022)

£109,250

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 7 June 2022Most recent

    £109,250

Median price across the last 5 sales in YO26 8AL: £435,000 (2025–2019).

On the street

Versus other Rudgate homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 4 Burns Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,142

Street avg £2,530

Below

Floor Area

51 m²

Street avg 134 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

7.3 t/year

Street avg 6.8 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 4 Burns Cottages

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£162k

1 Bungalows, Ainsty View, Whixley

YO26 8AJ

£179k

1 Burns Cottages, Rudgate, Whixley

YO26 8AL

£191k

1 Fairfax Mews, Green Hammerton

YO26 8FF

£211k

1 Cowley Mews, Harrogate Road, Green Hammerton

YO26 8HF

2 bed
£215k

1 Harrogate Road, Green Hammerton

YO26 8AB

£232k

1 Church Street, Kirk Hammerton

YO26 8DD

£257k

1 Coach House Cottages, Priory Estate, Nun Monkton

YO26 8ES

£260k

1 Cormorant Mews, Green Hammerton

YO26 8FT

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the York district page.
Full York report

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.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around YO26 8AL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for YO26 8AL

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for YO26 8AL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.7dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 4 Burns Cottages, Rudgate, Whixley, York, YO26 8AL. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.