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3 sales on record
About 2 Garden Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
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.
Sale prices here have outpaced York HPI: 5.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. 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 19.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 86 m² it sits well below the postcode median (124 m² across 22 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On the market in August 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Apr 2025
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
2 Garden Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2000.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£390,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 16 years.
Last sold (2016)
£304,000
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Church Street homes
Four headline reads against 22 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m²
£3,535
Street avg £4,556
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 161 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor 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.
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.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around YO26 8AR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.4dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 14 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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