The Cottage, Robin Lane, Huby, York, YO61 1HH
About The Cottage
The Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Huby, York, York (YO61 1HH). It has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (around 1372 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2010) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from June 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
One planning record on file: a garage conversion approved in 2026. Past consents include a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2007–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at -1.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £455,000 is 35.8% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£244/sq ft) was about 30.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in April 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
The 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Jun 2020
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 application on record at The Cottage, Robin Lane, Huby, York, YO61 1HH
- Jan 2026Garage ConversionFullOutcome in report
Application for retrospective conversion of half of a garage into dual use of (1) treatment room and/or (2) a use ancillary to the main dwelling eg home office/exercise space/garden room
Retrospective- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- ZB25/01830/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
The Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£455,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -1.6% per year over 8 years.
£335,000
Growth on file: -1.6% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
9 April 2015Most recent
£335,000
-11.9%over 7 years15 August 2007
£380,250
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO61 1HH: £290,000 (2024–2004).
Nearby sales in YO61 1HH
2 3, Robin Lane, Huby, York, YO61 1HH
Sold May 2024
£7,5001 Robin Lane, Huby, York, YO61 1HH
Sold Jun 2023
£435,000Hawthorn House, Robin Lane, Huby, York, YO61 1HH
Sold Oct 2015
£290,000Alston House, Robin Lane, Huby, York, YO61 1HH
Sold Jun 2013
£325,000Westriggs, Robin Lane, Huby, York, YO61 1HH
Sold Sept 1998
£155,000
Versus other Robin Lane homes
The Cottage outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,627
Street avg £2,332
Floor Area
128 m²
Street avg 137 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 9.1 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
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Methodist Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Huby CofE Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.6dB







