3 Poplar View Cottages, Main Street, Great Ouseburn, York, YO26 9RF
About 3 Poplar View Cottages
3 Poplar View Cottages is an end-of-terrace house in Great Ouseburn, York, York (YO26 9RF). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2019) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in April 2018 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2018–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 23.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£475/sq ft) was about 137.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 61 m² it's 16.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (73 m² median across 5 EPCs). Sold May 2022 for £312,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 26 November 2029
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
2 applications on record at 3 Poplar View Cottages, Main Street, Great Ouseburn, York, YO26 9RF
- Jul 2021Garage ConversionFullOutcome in report
Proposed garage conversion
- Documents
- 20 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/01613/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- AmendmentNov 2021Decision
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Sales history & valuation
3 Poplar View Cottages has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2018.
£326,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 23.4% per year over 4 years.
£312,000
Growth on file: 23.4% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
19 May 2022Most recent
£312,000
+35.7%over 1 year5 August 2020
£230,000
+62.5%over 1 year15 August 2018
£141,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO26 9RF: £532,000 (2025–2020).
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£532,000
Versus other Main Street homes
Years Held for 3 Poplar View Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,115
Street avg £3,280
Floor Area
61 m²
Street avg 94 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 6.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
159/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Green Hill — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Great Ouseburn Community 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







