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4 sales on record
About Plum Tree Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Plum Tree Cottage is a one-bedroom detached house in Whixley, York, York (YO26 8AR). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in September 2020 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 119), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Sale prices here have outpaced York HPI: 8.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,770/sq ft) was about 556.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 15 planning records sit against the property, 11 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. At 42 m² it sits well below the postcode median (124 m² across 22 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 77% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Most recent transfer: March 2021 at £800,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
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.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jun 2022
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C69
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric & Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
2.5 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Plum Tree Cottage, Church Street, Whixley, York, YO26 8AR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
A tree works application was refused at Plum Tree Cottage in 2021.
- Nov 2024Tree WorksTreesGranted
Lateral reduction (by 1 m) and crown lift (by 5.5m over road and 3m over garden) of 1no Beech tree (T1) of Tree Preservation Order 50/2009 Lateral reduction (by 1m) and crown lift (to 3m) of 1no Silver Birch (G3) of Tree Preservation Order 54/2021
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Price for Plum Tree Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£723,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.5% per year over 26 years.
Last sold (2021)
£800,000
Growth on file: 8.5% per year over 26 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.
Plum Tree Cottage outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£19,048
Street avg £3,362
Floor Area
42 m²
Street avg 163 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 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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