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Get started1 Beech Cottages is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Kirk Hammerton, York, York (YO26 8BX). It has a recorded floor area of 149 m² (around 1604 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2015) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in April 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Poor; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from May 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
Sale prices here have outpaced York HPI: 5.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £530,000 is 26.2% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£262/sq ft) was about 38.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in July 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.
1 Beech Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 May 2025
1 Beech Cottages has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2001.
£530,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 14 years.
£420,000
Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 14 years.
On price per m², 1 Beech Cottages stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,819
Street avg £1,939
Floor Area
149 m²
Street avg 160 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
The Green — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.4dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Roof insulation improved
Hot water system changed
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
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23 July 2015Most recent
£420,000
+5.0%over 4 years26 August 2010
£400,000
+15.1%over 5 years1 July 2005
£347,500
+67.1%over 3 years5 November 2001
£208,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO26 8BX: £435,000 (2024–2017).
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 12.3 t/year
YO26 8AL
Closest school
0.4 km
Kirk Hammerton Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB
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