Middle Cottage, Ganthorpe, York, YO60 6QD
About Middle Cottage
Middle Cottage is a mid-terrace house in Ganthorpe, York, York (YO60 6QD). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused, 1 pending. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. An application is currently awaiting a decision. At 95 m² it sits well below the postcode median (138 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £306,000 is 13.3% above the 2023 sale price. Last sale on file: £270,000 in August 2023.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Middle Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
There is a planning application currently awaiting a decision.
- Feb 2025AmendmentIn report
Variation of Condition 02 of planning approval ZE24/09900/HOUSE dated 30/01/2025 to allow change to the pitched roof with dormer windows to a flat roof with windows
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- ZE25/00258/73
- Jan 2025PorchFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property
Erection of a part two storey - part single storey rear extension, erection of a porch to the principal elevation and enlarged lightwell to basement
Extension- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- ZE24/09900/HOUSE
What's in Middle Cottage, Ganthorpe, York, YO60 6QD's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
£306,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£270,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
17 August 2023Most recent
£270,000
Median price across the last 2 sales in YO60 6QD: £312,500 (2023–2015).
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Versus the street
Middle Cottage outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
44 (E)
Street avg 21 (F)
Floor Area
95 m²
Street avg 244 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.4 t/year
Street avg 22.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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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
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.9 km
Post Office — bus stop.
Closest school
2.0 km
Terrington Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB