1 Laurel Cottages, Main Street, Great Ouseburn, York, YO26 9RQ
About 1 Laurel Cottages
1 Laurel Cottages is an end-of-terrace house in Great Ouseburn, York, York (YO26 9RQ). It has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (around 1216 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 113 m² it's 24.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (91 m² median across 8 EPCs).
Energy performance
1 Laurel Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Laurel Cottages has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
1 Laurel Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£405,000
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
On epc rating, 1 Laurel Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
47 (E)
Street avg 50 (E)
Floor Area
113 m²
Street avg 130 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.5 t/year
Street avg 7.6 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







