Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
4 P O Cottage is a mid-terrace house in Alne, York, York (YO61 1RP). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£332/sq ft) was about 59.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: April 2022 at £250,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 17 October 2031
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Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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4 P O Cottage has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
4 P O Cottage has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£268,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 25 years.
£250,000
Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 25 years.
21 April 2022Most recent
£250,000
+57.7%over 5 years21 February 2017
£158,500
-9.2%over 7 years13 November 2009
£174,500
+194.5%over 12 years17 April 1997
£59,250
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO61 1RP: £150,000 (2018–2003).
CO₂ Emissions for 4 P O Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
34 (F)
Street avg 41 (E)
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 70 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 8.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
41/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
The Bluebell — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Outwood Primary Academy Alne. 1 school nearby.
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
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