What kind of home is The Cottage, High Street, YO26 8AW?

The Cottage, High Street, YO26 8AW is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

When did The Cottage, High Street, YO26 8AW last change hands?

The Cottage, High Street, YO26 8AW last sold for £395,000 in March 2024, around 2 years ago. Before that, it sold for £97,000 in June 1997, so prices have been rising over 27 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for The Cottage, High Street, YO26 8AW?

Across 2 sales between June 1997 and March 2024, The Cottage, High Street, YO26 8AW rose from £97,000 to £395,000, a change of £298,000. That works out to roughly +5.4% per year compounded over 27 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does The Cottage, High Street, YO26 8AW have?

The current EPC rating for The Cottage, High Street, YO26 8AW is E with a score of 39 out of 100, lodged in January 2024. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is The Cottage, High Street, YO26 8AW?

The Cottage, High Street, YO26 8AW has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (1,141 sq ft), around 35 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does The Cottage, High Street, YO26 8AW use?

The latest EPC at The Cottage, High Street, YO26 8AW records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for The Cottage, High Street, YO26 8AW?

The Cottage, High Street, YO26 8AW is in council tax band E.

Which area is The Cottage, High Street, YO26 8AW in?

The Cottage, High Street, YO26 8AW sits in Whixley, York, York. It falls within the YO26 postcode district.

Is The Cottage, High Street, YO26 8AW in a safe area?

Police records around The Cottage, High Street, YO26 8AW show an average of 4 reported crimes per month over the last 3 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 45% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near The Cottage, High Street, YO26 8AW?

The closest primary school to The Cottage, High Street, YO26 8AW is Green Hammerton Church of England Primary School (1.7km), one of 2 primaries within walking distance.

What is the nearest station to The Cottage, High Street, YO26 8AW?

The closest bus stop to The Cottage, High Street, YO26 8AW is Stone Gate, 152m away. The nearest rail option is Cattal Rail Station, 1.9km away.

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

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

106 m²

1141 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 39

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About The Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

The Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Whixley, York, York (YO26 8AW). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2024) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Period features are noted in the property record.

Across 1997–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£346/sq ft) was about 34% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2024 for £395,000.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3

Outside

Private gardenSouth-west-facing

Building

Period featuresYes

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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 Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

E39

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

8.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

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

The Cottage has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

3applications of note in the surrounding area

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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.

Price for The Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.

Current estimate

£434,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 27 years.

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Last sold (2024)

£395,000

Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 27 years.

Sales timeline

25 March 2024Most recent
£395,000
+307.2%over 26 years
29 June 1997
£97,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in YO26 8AW: £600,000 (2025–2022).

Nearby sales in YO26 8AW

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.

EPC Rating for The Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,726

Street avg £3,292

Above

Floor Area

106 m²

Street avg 148 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

8.6 t/year

Street avg 6.7 t/year

Below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

£295k

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3 bed1 bath

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1 Hammerton Close, Kirk Hammerton

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1 Beech Cottages, Kirk Hammerton

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£283k

1 High Street, Whixley

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2 bed2 bath

£477k

1 Ebor View, Green Hammerton

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5 bed3 bath

£211k

1 Cowley Mews, Harrogate Road, Green Hammerton

YO26 8HF

2 bed

£576k

1 Farriers View, Rudgate, Whixley

YO26 8AL

5 bed2 bath

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.

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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· 07:00 – 23:00

46.7dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for YO26 8AW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.5dB

Low

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