Caretakers Cottage, Flaxton, York, YO60 7RE
About Caretakers Cottage
Caretakers Cottage is a detached house in Flaxton, York, York (YO60 7RE). It has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (around 1379 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2003-2006. The latest certificate (May 2010) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from May 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 128 m² the property is well over the postcode median (78 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Caretakers Cottage'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 May 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
Caretakers Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Caretakers Cottage
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Caretakers Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£379,000
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 7RE: £172,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in YO60 7RE
3 Claxton Grange Cottages, Flaxton, York, YO60 7RE
Sold Jun 2024
£225,00011 Claxton Grange Cottages, Flaxton, York, YO60 7RE
Sold May 2024
£335,0007 Claxton Grange Cottages, Flaxton, York, YO60 7RE
Sold Jul 2022
£114,4004 Claxton Grange Cottages, Flaxton, York, YO60 7RE
Sold Apr 2022
£156,0002 Claxton Grange Cottages, Flaxton, York, YO60 7RE
Sold Mar 2022
£172,000
Everything we know about Caretakers Cottage, 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 the street
Caretakers Cottage outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
50 (E)
Street avg 43 (E)
Floor Area
128 m²
Street avg 108 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 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
0.2 km
Claxton Lane End — bus stop.
Closest school
2.0 km
Sand Hutton 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
45.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.5dB