2 Garden Cottage, Church Street, Whixley, York, YO26 8AR
About 2 Garden Cottage
2 Garden Cottage is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Whixley, York, York (YO26 8AR). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 86 m² it sits well below the postcode median (145 m² across 23 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2000–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £390,000 is 28.3% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£328/sq ft) was about 21.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in July 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Apr 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 Garden Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 2 Garden Cottage
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
2 Garden Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2000.
£390,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 16 years.
£304,000
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
31 July 2016Most recent
£304,000
-2.6%over 8 years5 December 2007
£312,000
+149.6%over 7 years8 October 2000
£125,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO26 8AR: £450,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in YO26 8AR
1 Whixley Mews, Church Street, Whixley, York, YO26 8AR
Sold Oct 2025
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Sold Feb 2025
£375,000Church Farm, Church Street, Whixley, York, YO26 8AR
Sold Jul 2024
£990,000Werribee Cottage, Church Street, Whixley, York, YO26 8AR
Sold Dec 2023
£450,000Ascension House, Church Street, Whixley, York, YO26 8AR
Sold Nov 2022
£650,000
Versus other Church Street homes
Price per m²
£3,535
Street avg £4,289
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 160 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 7.8 t/year
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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
0.2 km
Stone Gate — bus stop.
Closest school
2.1 km
Green Hammerton Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.8dB







