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Duckstone Cottage, High Street, Whixley, York, YO26 8AW

Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
61 m²
657 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 39
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

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.

At 61 m² it sits well below the postcode median (114 m² across 26 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2007–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.9% per year. 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. 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.

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

  • Bedrooms2
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Duckstone Cottage

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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.

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
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Duckstone Cottage, High Street, Whixley, York, YO26 8AW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Duckstone Cottage has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

3applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Duckstone Cottage

Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.

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Price

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

£360,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.9% per year over 14 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£280,000

Growth on file: 1.9% per year over 14 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 10 December 2021Most recent

    £280,000

    +30.2%over 14 years

  2. 31 July 2007

    £215,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in YO26 8AW: £395,000 (2025–2024).

On the street

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

Strongly above

Floor Area

61 m²

Street avg 149 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

2.4 t/year

Street avg 7.0 t/year

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Duckstone Cottage

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

Larger development activity nearby
£14.99one-off

30-day 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.
£283k

1 High Street, Whixley

YO26 8AW

2 bed2 bath
£211k

1 Cowley Mews, Harrogate Road, Green Hammerton

YO26 8HF

2 bed
£295k

1 Boroughbridge Road, Green Hammerton

YO26 8AD

3 bed1 bath
£261k

1 Ainsty View, Whixley

YO26 8AJ

3 bed1 bath
£471k

1 Hammerton Close, Kirk Hammerton

YO26 8DJ

4 bed2 bath
£530k

1 Beech Cottages, Kirk Hammerton

YO26 8BX

4 bed1 bath
£348k

1 Kestrel Drive, Green Hammerton

YO26 8FR

£388k

1 Farrers Close, Green Hammerton

YO26 8FE

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

4/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Stone Gate — bus stop.

Closest school

1.7 km

Green Hammerton Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full 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 8AW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for YO26 8AW

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for YO26 8AW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.5dB

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 Duckstone Cottage, High Street, Whixley, York, YO26 8AW. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.