Autumn Cottage, Foston, York, YO60 7QG
About Autumn Cottage
Autumn Cottage is a detached house in Foston, York, York (YO60 7QG). It has a recorded floor area of 189 m² (around 2034 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2012) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from July 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 189 m² the property is well over the postcode median (132 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £565,000 is 37.8% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£202/sq ft) was about 16.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in June 2016.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Autumn Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Jul 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Nov 2005ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey
Erection of part two-storey/part single-storey extension with conservatory
Extension- Reference
- 05/01183/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2000.
£565,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 16 years.
£410,000
Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
7 June 2016Most recent
£410,000
+200.4%over 15 years19 June 2000
£136,500
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
Years Held for Autumn Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,169
Street avg £2,377
Floor Area
189 m²
Street avg 143 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 6.5 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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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB