The Great Barn Cottage, Howsham, York, YO60 7PH
About The Great Barn Cottage
The Great Barn Cottage is a detached house in Howsham, York, York (YO60 7PH). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2018) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 101), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
One historical planning record sits against the property in 2020.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
The Great Barn Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jun 2020AmendmentIn report
Variation of condition 02 of planning approval 19/00688/FUL dated 14.02.2020 - alterations to openings and fenestration patterns and to allow the addition of a chimney
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/00396/73
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The Great Barn Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£323,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO60 7PH: £450,000 (2024–2021).
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What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus the street
The Great Barn Cottage is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
EPC Rating
51 (E)
Street avg 42 (E)
Floor Area
96 m²
Street avg 316 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 21.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 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
0.1 km
St Johns Church — bus stop.
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
42.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB