Sunnyside Cottage, Carrside, Great Ouseburn, York, YO26 9RW
About Sunnyside Cottage
Sunnyside Cottage is a detached house in Great Ouseburn, York, York (YO26 9RW). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2025) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in April 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and main heating went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
It changed hands recently, sold February 2026 for £350,000. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 1998–2026, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£417/sq ft) was about 74.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 17 August 2035
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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.
From £955 · Includes VAT
Planning history
Sunnyside Cottage has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
Sunnyside Cottage has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£361,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 28 years.
£350,000
Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 28 years.
Sales timeline
13 February 2026Most recent
£350,000
+2.9%over 5 years20 July 2020
£339,995
+12.4%over 4 years30 June 2016
£302,500
+31.5%over 2 years30 April 2014
£230,000
+133.5%over 15 years14 June 1998
£98,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO26 9RW: £282,500 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in YO26 9RW
Lilac Cottage, Carrside, Great Ouseburn, York, YO26 9RW
Sold Mar 2025
£200,000Hen Yard Cottage, Carrside, Great Ouseburn, York, YO26 9RW
Sold Feb 2024
£325,0008 Carrside, Great Ouseburn, York, YO26 9RW
Sold Apr 2023
£282,500Tannery House, Carrside, Great Ouseburn, York, YO26 9RW
Sold Apr 2022
£761,0004 Carrside, Great Ouseburn, York, YO26 9RW
Sold Sept 2021
£262,500
Versus other Carrside homes
On years held, Sunnyside Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,487
Street avg £3,075
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 96 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 4.4 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
0.4 km
Great Ouseburn Community Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.4dB







