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Get startedTwizel Cottage, Chapel Street, Kirk Hammerton, York, YO26 8DA
3 sales on record
About Twizel Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
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.
Sale prices here have outpaced York HPI: 14.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £499,000 is 26.3% above the 2013 sale price. 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.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Jun 2023
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Twizel Cottage, Chapel Street, Kirk Hammerton, York, YO26 8DA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Twizel Cottage sits within a conservation area — exterior works face additional planning controls.
- May 2008Tree WorksTreesGranted
Crown thinning and reducing of 1 Yew tree, within Kirk Hammerton Conservation Area.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Twizel Cottage has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£499,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.9% per year over 15 years.
Last sold (2013)
£395,000
Growth on file: 14.9% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Chapel Street homes
Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
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
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around YO26 8DA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.5dB
Everything within walking distance
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