Damson Cottage, Crooked Lane, Kirk Hammerton, York, YO26 8DG

Damson Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Kirk Hammerton, York, York (YO26 8DG). It has a recorded floor area of 247 m² (around 2659 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since January 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 247 m² the property is well over the postcode median (182 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2002–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£320/sq ft) was about 35.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 4 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Sold September 2022 for £850,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.