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About Starling Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Starling Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Great Ouseburn, York, York (YO26 9RG). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in August 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a basement. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Sale prices here have outpaced York HPI: 6.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £372,000 is 20% above the 2021 sale price. At 117 m² it sits well below the postcode median (168 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sale on file: £310,000 in September 2021. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2024.
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
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Starling Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jul 2021
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E48
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Starling Cottage, Main Street, Great Ouseburn, York, YO26 9RG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
A recent planning application at Starling Cottage was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Oct 2024FullRefused
Timber fence to garden. Small timber outbuilding. Replacement of gravel with paving slabs (retrospective).
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Starling Cottage has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£372,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 24 years.
Last sold (2021)
£310,000
Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Main Street homes
Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for Starling Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,650
Street avg £3,389
Floor Area
117 m²
Street avg 181 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the York district page.
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
Churchfield Lane — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around YO26 9RG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.5dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 12 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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Common questions
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