Western Cottage, Welburn, York, YO60 7DX
About Western Cottage
Western Cottage is a mid-terrace house in Welburn, York, York (YO60 7DX). It has a recorded floor area of 148 m² (around 1593 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (March 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 148 m² the property is well over the postcode median (71 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. A recent sale: £540,000 in August 2025. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2002–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£339/sq ft) was about 49.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2013.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Western 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
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Dec 2013Tree WorksTreesIn report
Copper beech. Fell because the tree shades a large part of garden and neighbour's garden. The roots are also causing damage to floor of neigbour's garage.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/01325/CAT
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2002.
£500,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.6% per year over 23 years.
£540,000
Growth on file: 4.6% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
7 August 2025Most recent
£540,000
+28.6%over 4 years10 February 2021
£420,000
+15.1%over 7 years11 July 2013
£365,000
-2.7%over 5 years20 November 2007
£375,000
+97.4%over 5 years8 March 2002
£190,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO60 7DX: £465,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in YO60 7DX
Everything we know about Western 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 years held, Western Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,649
Street avg £3,030
Floor Area
148 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.8 t/year
Street avg 7.0 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