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About Esker Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Esker Cottage is a semi-detached house in Boroughbridge, York, York (YO51 9BA). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).
Across 2008–2021, sale prices here grew 0.2% per year, broadly in step with York's 0% HPI growth. Today's modelled estimate of £215,000 is 22.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£258/sq ft) was about 20.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2021 for £175,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C71
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Esker Cottage's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£215,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.2% per year over 13 years.
Last sold (2021)
£175,000
Growth on file: 0.2% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Church Lane homes
Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Esker Cottage is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
Price per m²
£2,778
Street avg £2,814
Floor Area
63 m²
Street avg 96 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the York district page.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
St James Square — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around YO51 9BA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.4dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 34 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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