Twizel Cottage, Chapel Street, Kirk Hammerton, York, YO26 8DA
About Twizel Cottage
Twizel Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Kirk Hammerton, York, York (YO26 8DA). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2013) shows an F (score 33), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from June 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2008. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Last sold in August 2013, so it's been off the market for around 13 years. Across 1998–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £499,000 is 26.3% above the 2013 sale price.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
Twizel Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Jun 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
Twizel Cottage sits within a conservation area — exterior works face additional planning controls.
- May 2008Tree WorksTreesIn report
Crown thinning and reducing of 1 Yew tree, within Kirk Hammerton Conservation Area.
- Agent
- Not Available. If this appears on the Comments tab please see the Documents tab for Letter of Representation not PA.
Conservation Area- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 08/01888/TCON
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Twizel Cottage has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£499,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.9% per year over 15 years.
£395,000
Growth on file: 14.9% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
8 August 2013Most recent
£395,000
+102.6%over 13 years12 November 1999
£195,000
+290.0%over 1 year10 September 1998
£50,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO26 8DA: £490,500 (2022–2006).
Nearby sales in YO26 8DA
The Laurels, Chapel Street, Kirk Hammerton, York, YO26 8DA
Sold Dec 2022
£1,000,000Daisy Cottage, Chapel Street, Kirk Hammerton, York, YO26 8DA
Sold Jan 2022
£692,000Rose Lea, Chapel Street, Kirk Hammerton, York, YO26 8DA
Sold May 2016
£361,000Wood Croft, Chapel Street, Kirk Hammerton, York, YO26 8DA
Sold Sept 2012
£220,000Keepers Cottage, Chapel Street, Kirk Hammerton, York, YO26 8DA
Sold Jul 2004
£750,000
Versus other Chapel Street homes
On habitable rooms, Twizel Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
33 (F)
Street avg 36 (F)
Floor Area
109 m²
Street avg 117 m²
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 10.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
The Green — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Kirk Hammerton Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB







