Ringfield Cottage, Welburn, York, YO60 7DX
About Ringfield Cottage
Ringfield Cottage is a semi-detached house in Welburn, York, York (YO60 7DX). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2024) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in August 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 60 m² it's 20% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (75 m² median across 11 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 82% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £272,000 is 45.1% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£290/sq ft) was about 27.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in December 2015.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Ringfield Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Solar PV panels (45 kWp) installed
Planning history
Ringfield Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
£272,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£187,449
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 December 2015Most recent
£187,449
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO60 7DX: £465,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in YO60 7DX
Everything we know about Ringfield Cottage, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus the street
On habitable rooms, Ringfield Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,124
Street avg £3,105
Floor Area
60 m²
Street avg 97 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 7.3 t/year
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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
0.2 km
Crown and Cushion — bus stop.
Closest school
0.0 km
Welburn Community Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB