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Get started3 Beech Cottages is a semi-detached house in Kirk Hammerton, York, York (YO26 8BX). It has a recorded floor area of 180 m² (around 1938 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2018) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in March 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68). Main heating runs on oil.
Sale prices here have outpaced York HPI: 1.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£249/sq ft) was about 32.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 180 m² it's 20.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (149 m² median across 3 EPCs). Last sale on file: £482,000 in August 2023.
3 Beech Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
3 Beech Cottages valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£506,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.8% per year over 13 years.
£482,000
Growth on file: 1.8% per year over 13 years.
On years held, 3 Beech Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,678
Street avg £1,986
Floor Area
180 m²
Street avg 150 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 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
Switched from oil to mains gas, reducing emissions and costs
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Fuel source changed
Hot water system changed
More low energy lighting installed
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9 August 2023Most recent
£482,000
+13.4%over 4 years16 November 2018
£425,000
+11.8%over 8 years9 July 2010
£380,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO26 8BX: £425,000 (2024–2017).
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 12.3 t/year
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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