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About Duckstone Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Duckstone Cottage is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Whixley, York, York (YO26 8AW). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2026) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 58). Main heating runs on bottled lpg. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.
Sale prices here have outpaced York HPI: 1.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £360,000 is 28.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£426/sq ft) was about 70.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 61 m² it sits well below the postcode median (114 m² across 26 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sale on file: £280,000 in December 2021. 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
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
The EPC has just been inspected, so the rating reflects current condition.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E39
F
G
Main Heating
Electric & Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
2.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£360,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.9% per year over 14 years.
Last sold (2021)
£280,000
Growth on file: 1.9% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other High Street homes
Four headline reads against 26 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On floor area, Duckstone Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,590
Street avg £3,234
Floor Area
61 m²
Street avg 149 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 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 8AW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.7dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 15 points of interest in total.
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