Holly Tree Cottage, Main Street, Little Ouseburn, York, YO26 9TD
About Holly Tree Cottage
Holly Tree Cottage is a detached house in Little Ouseburn, York, York (YO26 9TD). It has a recorded floor area of 160 m² (around 1722 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1976-1982. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows an E (score 51), 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.
4 planning records sit against the property, 3 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. At 160 m² it's 18.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (135 m² median across 17 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £580,000 is 34.9% above the 2020 sale price. Last sale on file: £430,000 in November 2020.
Energy performance
Holly Tree Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 24 June 2030
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Planning history
Holly Tree Cottage sits within a conservation area — exterior works face additional planning controls.
4 applications on record at Holly Tree Cottage, Main Street, Little Ouseburn, York, YO26 9TD
- May 2021Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
Felling of 1 no. Scotch Pine tree within Little Ouseburn Conservation Area.
Conservation Area- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/01469/TCON
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksAug 2025Decision
- RenovationApr 2025Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£580,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£430,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 November 2020Most recent
£430,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO26 9TD: £870,000 (2026–2024).
Nearby sales in YO26 9TD
Broadlands Farm, Main Street, Little Ouseburn, York, YO26 9TD
Sold Apr 2026
£900,000The Paddock, Main Street, Little Ouseburn, York, YO26 9TD
Sold Aug 2025
£650,000Newbury House, Main Street, Little Ouseburn, York, YO26 9TD
Sold May 2025
£1,500,000Sloethorne, Main Street, Little Ouseburn, York, YO26 9TD
Sold Jul 2024
£870,000The Old Cottage, Main Street, Little Ouseburn, York, YO26 9TD
Sold Jun 2024
£525,000
Versus other Main Street homes
Price per m² for Holly Tree Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,688
Street avg £3,238
Floor Area
160 m²
Street avg 167 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.1 t/year
Street avg 8.3 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
0.3 km
Village Hall — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
Great Ouseburn Community Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.6dB







