Starra Cottage, Main Street, Great Ouseburn, York, YO26 9RQ
About Starra Cottage
Starra Cottage is a property in Great Ouseburn, York, York (YO26 9RQ). It has council tax band F.
It hasn't traded since August 2000, a hold of 26 years that's notably long for the area. 6 planning records sit against the property, 5 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. Across 1999–2000, sale prices on this property compounded at 17.2% per year.
Energy performance
No EPC on record
This property doesn't have an Energy Performance Certificate yet. An EPC is required to sell or let — and unlocks our automated valuation.
Planning history
Planning history at Starra Cottage is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Dec 2023Tree WorksTreesIn report
Crown thin (by 10 %) of 1no. Apple Tree (T1) and Crown Reduction (by 1m to clear power lines) of 1no. Maple Tree (T2) within Great Ouseburn Conservation Area
- Agent
- J C Trees Ltd
Conservation Area- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- ZC23/04432/TCON
- Oct 2016Tree WorksTreesIn report
Felling of 1 Cypress tree, 3 Birch trees and 1 Cotoneaster tree, crown lifting (to 2.5m above ground level) of 1 Apple tree and 1 Pine tree and crown lifting (to 3.5m above ground level) of 1 Birch tree and 1 Beech tree within the Great Ouseburn Conservation Area.
- Agent
- Not Available. If this appears on the Comments tab please see the Documents tab for Letter of Representation not PA.
Conservation Area- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/03946/TCON
What's in Starra Cottage, Main Street, Great Ouseburn, York, YO26 9RQ's planning history?
4 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Starra Cottage changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£239,000
Growth on file: 17.2% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
3 August 2000Most recent
£239,000
+17.2%over 9 months18 November 1999
£204,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO26 9RQ: £575,000 (2020–2017).
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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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB







