5 Avenue Cottages, Alne, York, YO61 1RZ
About 5 Avenue Cottages
5 Avenue Cottages is a semi-detached house in Alne, York, York (YO61 1RZ). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2024) returns a B (score 83), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in September 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 93). Main heating runs on electricity.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. At 45 m² it's 27.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (62 m² median across 4 EPCs).
Energy performance
5 Avenue Cottages's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls changed
Hot water efficiency decreased
Roof insulation improved
Hot water efficiency decreased
Window efficiency improved
Cavity wall insulation installed
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Mechanical ventilation installed
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Planning history
Planning history at 5 Avenue Cottages is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
2 applications on record at 5 Avenue Cottages, Alne, York, YO61 1RZ
- Mar 2013Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
Proposed works to Sycamore tree
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/00290/CAT
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksFeb 2017Decision
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Sales history & valuation
5 Avenue Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£174,000
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 2 sales in YO61 1RZ: £132,500 (2007–1998).
Versus other Avenue Cottages homes
5 Avenue Cottages is notably below the street on floor area.
EPC Rating
83 (B)
Street avg 72 (C)
Floor Area
45 m²
Street avg 62 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.1 t/year
Street avg 2.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 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
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Alne Hall — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Outwood Primary Academy Alne. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB







