White Rose Cottage, Foston, York, YO60 7QG
About White Rose Cottage
White Rose Cottage is a detached house in Foston, York, York (YO60 7QG). It has a recorded floor area of 182 m² (around 1959 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (April 2024) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2014. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). Main heating runs on oil.
At 182 m² the property is well over the postcode median (132 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It changed hands recently, sold December 2024 for £585,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£299/sq ft) was about 70.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
White Rose Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
White Rose Cottage has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Jul 2008PorchFullIn report
Erection of a porch
Extension- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 08/00573/FUL
- Feb 2008ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Erection of a single-storey extension
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 08/00026/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
White Rose Cottage has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£606,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 25 years.
£585,000
Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
18 December 2024Most recent
£585,000
+34.5%over 9 years20 November 2015
£435,000
+29.9%over 9 years13 February 2006
£335,000
+131.0%over 4 years1 November 2001
£145,000
+15.1%over 2 years28 July 1999
£126,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO60 7QG: £330,000 (2024–2017).
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
White Rose Cottage is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£3,214
Street avg £2,203
Floor Area
182 m²
Street avg 143 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.4 t/year
Street avg 6.3 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
0.1 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