1 Lakeside Cottages, Main Street, Great Ouseburn, York, YO26 9RQ
About 1 Lakeside Cottages
1 Lakeside Cottages is a mid-terrace house in Great Ouseburn, York, York (YO26 9RQ). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (April 2024) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since May 2019. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations.
Energy performance
1 Lakeside Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
Planning history
Planning history at 1 Lakeside Cottages is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Oct 2024Tree WorksTreesIn report
Lateral reduction (by 1.2-2m) of 1 no. Ash Tree in Great Ouseburn Conservation Area
- Agent
- Altitude Tree Services
Conservation Area- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- ZC24/03444/TCON
- Oct 2024Tree WorksTreesIn report
Lateral reduction (by 1.2-2m) of 1 no. Ash Tree in Great Ouseburn Conservation Area
- Agent
- Altitude Tree Services
Conservation Area- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- HGTZC24/03444/TCON
What's in 1 Lakeside Cottages, Main Street, Great Ouseburn, York, YO26 9RQ's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
1 Lakeside Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£340,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO26 9RQ: £575,000 (2020–2017).
Nearby sales in YO26 9RQ
Holme Cottage, Main Street, Great Ouseburn, York, YO26 9RQ
Sold Mar 2020
£440,0003 Lakeside Cottages, Main Street, Great Ouseburn, York, YO26 9RQ
Sold Dec 2019
£190,000103 Main Street, Great Ouseburn, York, YO26 9RQ
Sold Jun 2019
£680,000Popes Cottage, Main Street, Great Ouseburn, York, YO26 9RQ
Sold Jan 2017
£575,000Kirkby, Main Street, Great Ouseburn, York, YO26 9RQ
Sold Jul 2016
£190,000
Versus other Main Street homes
1 Lakeside Cottages is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
51 (E)
Street avg 50 (E)
Floor Area
96 m²
Street avg 132 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Street avg 7.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Churchfield Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Great Ouseburn Community Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB







