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Get startedSpringfield Cottage is a six-bedroom detached house in Kirk Hammerton, York, York (YO26 8DQ). It has a recorded floor area of 215 m² (around 2314 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2023) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since February 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 62), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on dual fuel. Other recorded features include a conservatory, outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot.
Held since September 1995 — that's 31 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 215 m² the property is well over the postcode median (161 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 5 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £596,000 sits 1116.3% above the 1995 sale of £49,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£21/sq ft) was about 87.6% below the postcode norm.
Springfield Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Latest sale on Springfield Cottage was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£596,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£49,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
On floor area, Springfield Cottage stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
38 (F)
Street avg 47 (E)
Floor Area
215 m²
Street avg 154 m²
CO₂ Emissions
15.0 t/year
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
Hammerton Rail Station — railway station.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.7dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls changed
Hot water system changed
More low energy lighting installed
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15 September 1995Most recent
£49,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO26 8DQ: £336,000 (2023–2010).
Margin House Station Road Kirk Hammerton York
Sold Oct 2023
Cornwood Station Road Kirk Hammerton York
Sold Apr 2020
Mayfield Station Road Kirk Hammerton York
Sold Dec 2013
Fircroft Station Road Kirk Hammerton York
Sold Sept 2010
Orchard House Station Road Kirk Hammerton York
Sold Apr 2004
Street avg 8.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
11 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
YO26 8BR
Closest school
0.6 km
Kirk Hammerton Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.7dB
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