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Get started1 Priest Cottages is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Marton Cum Grafton, York, York (YO51 9QY). It has a recorded floor area of 138 m² (around 1485 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2018) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since February 2010. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 96), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Held since April 2011 — that's 15 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £420,000 sits 110% above the 2011 sale of £200,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£135/sq ft) was about 45.6% below the postcode norm. 6 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. At 138 m² it's 20.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (173 m² median across 29 EPCs).
1 Priest Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
1 Priest Cottages has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
Cherry Tree (T1) - Lateral reduction off building structures by 1.5 metres, within Marton Cum Grafton Conservation Area.
£420,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£200,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
On price per m², 1 Priest Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,449
Street avg £3,060
Floor Area
138 m²
Street avg 180 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Village Hall — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.0dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Roof insulation improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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Crown reduction of 1 Cherry tree within the Marton/Grafton Conservation Area.
4 more applications for this property
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4 April 2011Most recent
£200,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO51 9QY: £710,000 (2025–2021).
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Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.0 t/year
Street avg 9.9 t/year
YO51 9EA
Closest school
0.2 km
Marton-Cum-Grafton Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB
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