2 Rose Cottages, Foston, York, YO60 7QG
About 2 Rose Cottages
2 Rose Cottages is a mid-terrace house in Foston, York, York (YO60 7QG). It has a recorded floor area of 132 m² (around 1421 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2017) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Main heating runs on oil.
It hasn't traded since June 2000, a hold of 26 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £379,000 sits 339.4% above the 2000 sale of £86,250. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£61/sq ft) was about 65.3% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, solar panel installation and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Energy performance
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Aug 2024Solar PanelsFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Erection of a single storey flat roofed side extension to include installation of 11no. solar photovoltaic panels following demolition of existing extension and garage
ExtensionDemolition- Reference
- ZE24/00591/HOUSE
- Sept 2023Solar PanelsFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side of property
Erection of part two storey/part single storey side extension to include installation of 11no. solar photovoltaic panels following demolition of existing extension and garage
ExtensionDemolition- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- ZE23/00533/HOUSE
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
2 Rose Cottages's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (2000).
£379,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£86,250
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 June 2000Most recent
£86,250
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO60 7QG: £330,000 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in YO60 7QG
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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
Price per m² for 2 Rose Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£653
Street avg £2,630
Floor Area
132 m²
Street avg 148 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 6.7 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
0.1 km
Ash Crescent — bus stop.
Closest school
1.2 km
Foston Church of England Voluntary Controlled 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