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About Balmor Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Balmor Cottage is a detached house in Cattal, York, York (YO26 8EA). It has a recorded floor area of 186 m² (around 2002 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2023) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since February 2014. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 63), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg.
At 186 m² the property is well over the postcode median (86 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2015. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £708,000 is 31.1% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£270/sq ft) was about 46.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in August 2014.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Balmor Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Oct 2023
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F35
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
7.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Balmor Cottage, Cattal, York, YO26 8EA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Balmor Cottage has an approved extension on the planning record.
- Mar 2015PorchFullGranted
Erection of extension to garage and porch and installation of 1 roof light and 2 windows
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Balmor Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£708,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2014)
£540,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus the street
Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for Balmor Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
35 (F)
Street avg 40 (E)
Floor Area
186 m²
Street avg 85 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.6 t/year
Street avg 6.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Moor Lane — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.4dB
Everything within walking distance
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