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Get startedBlacksmiths Cottage is a detached house in Sancton, York, York (YO43 4QP). It has a recorded floor area of 167 m² (around 1798 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in May 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 167 m² the property is well over the postcode median (122 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Blacksmiths Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Council records include a two-storey rear extension at Blacksmiths Cottage.
Erection of detached timber framed garage following removal of existing garage/shed
Blacksmiths Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£442,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
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.
EPC Rating
47 (E)
Street avg 48 (E)
Floor Area
167 m²
Street avg 145 m²
CO₂ Emissions
10.5 t/year
Street avg 8.7 t/year
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Sancton King Street — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.6dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
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Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Erection of a two storey extension to the rear
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO43 4QP: £295,000 (2022–2015).
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
YO43 4TZ
Closest school
2.6 km
St Mary's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy. 4 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.1dB