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Get startedPlum 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.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
A tree works application was refused at Plum Tree Cottage in 2021.
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
Price for Plum Tree Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.
£723,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.5% per year over 26 years.
£800,000
Growth on file: 8.5% per year over 26 years.
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
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.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.4dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
External or internal wall insulation added
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Floor insulation added or improved
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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
13 more applications for this property
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19 March 2021Most recent
£800,000
+68.4%over 16 years16 July 2004
£475,000
+41.8%over 2 years4 April 2002
£335,000
+250.8%over 6 years12 April 1995
£95,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO26 8AR: £450,000 (2025–2022).
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Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.5 t/year
Street avg 7.9 t/year
YO26 8HF
Closest school
2.1 km
Green Hammerton Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.8dB
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