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2 Garden Cottage, Church Street, Whixley, York, YO26 8AR

3 sales on record
Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
86 m²
926 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 57
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Overview

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.

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 £369,000 is 21.4% 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.

Specifications

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
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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.

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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Apr 2025

Current Certificate
Apr 2015

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D57
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
5.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 9 April 2025

New assessment needed to sell or let
SDL Surveying

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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildNo mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

From £955 · Includes VAT

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 2 Garden Cottage, Church Street, Whixley, York, YO26 8AR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

2 Garden Cottage has no planning applications on record.

3

But the area is active

3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

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

£369,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 16 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2016)

£304,000

Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 16 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 31 July 2016Most recent

    £304,000

    -2.6%over 8 years

  2. 5 December 2007

    £312,000

    +149.6%over 7 years

  3. 8 October 2000

    £125,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in YO26 8AR: £450,000 (2025–2022).

On the street

Versus other Church Street homes

Four headline reads against 23 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m²

£3,535

Street avg £4,289

Above

Floor Area

86 m²

Street avg 160 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

5.0 t/year

Street avg 7.8 t/year

Above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 2 Garden Cottage

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

Larger development activity nearby

Pick your report · from £14.99

One time fee only - 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.
£296k

1 Boroughbridge Road, Green Hammerton

YO26 8AD

3 bed1 bath
£260k

1 Ainsty View, Whixley

YO26 8AJ

3 bed1 bath
£284k

1 High Street, Whixley

YO26 8AW

2 bed2 bath
£485k

1 Hammerton Close, Kirk Hammerton

YO26 8DJ

4 bed2 bath
£570k

1 Beech Cottages, Kirk Hammerton

YO26 8BX

4 bed1 bath
£201k

1 Cowley Mews, Harrogate Road, Green Hammerton

YO26 8HF

2 bed
£485k

1 Ebor View, Green Hammerton

YO26 8BR

5 bed3 bath
£592k

1 Farriers View, Rudgate, Whixley

YO26 8AL

5 bed2 bath
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

159/mo

Falling 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

A Local Area 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 8AR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for YO26 8AR

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for YO26 8AR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.8dB

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 2 Garden Cottage, Church Street, Whixley, York, YO26 8AR. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.