5 Quarryhill Cottages, Foston, York, YO60 7QQ
About 5 Quarryhill Cottages
5 Quarryhill Cottages is a semi-detached house in Foston, York, York (YO60 7QQ). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 824 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2010) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from August 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since January 2011, a hold of 15 years that's notably long for the area. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2005–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £274,000 is 44.6% above the 2011 sale price.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
5 Quarryhill Cottages's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Aug 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
Multiple extension applications run across more than a decade of planning history at 5 Quarryhill Cottages.
- Apr 2019ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Erection of single storey part side/part rear extension
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/00285/HOUSE
- Dec 2004ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey
Erection of a two-storey extension
- Reference
- 04/01236/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
£274,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.6% per year over 6 years.
£189,500
Growth on file: 1.6% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
21 January 2011Most recent
£189,500
+9.5%over 5 years25 May 2005
£173,000
Median price across the last 2 sales in YO60 7QQ: £166,250 (2017–2008).
Everything we know about 5 Quarryhill Cottages, 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 other Quarryhill Cottages homes
On floor area, 5 Quarryhill Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
66 (D)
Street avg 51 (E)
Floor Area
77 m²
Street avg 87 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 7.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 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
Ash Crescent — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 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
43.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB