Myrtle Cottage, Welburn, York, YO60 7DX

Myrtle Cottage is a semi-detached house in Welburn, York, York (YO60 7DX). It has a recorded floor area of 119 m² (around 1281 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in February 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 119 m² the property is well over the postcode median (71 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in June 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years. Across 2010–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £415,000 is 29.7% above the 2016 sale price.