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

Gable Cottage is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Whixley, York, York (YO26 8AW). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2025) shows an F (score 23), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (November 2022); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record.

One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2024. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. At 82 m² it's 27.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (114 m² median across 26 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Across 2007–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £328,000 is 21.5% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£306/sq ft) was about 22.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: May 2024 at £270,000.