Fairfield Cottage, Aldwark, Alne, York, YO61 1UB
About Fairfield Cottage
Fairfield Cottage is a detached house in Alne, York, York (YO61 1UB). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2017) shows a G (score 1), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 63), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on dual fuel.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 6 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 2019–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 24.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£635/sq ft) was about 231.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £615,000 in October 2023.
Energy performance
Fairfield Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Fairfield Cottage has been through 6 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
6 applications on record at Fairfield Cottage, Aldwark, Alne, York, YO61 1UB
- Jul 2018Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
Works to a tree in a conservation area
Conservation Area- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/01318/CAT
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksJul 2024Decision
- Tree WorksFeb 2021Decision
+ 3 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2019.
£606,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 24.2% per year over 4 years.
£615,000
Growth on file: 24.2% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
22 October 2023Most recent
£615,000
+133.0%over 3 years25 November 2019
£264,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO61 1UB: £376,000 (2023–2023).
Nearby sales in YO61 1UB
Sycamore House, Aldwark, Alne, York, YO61 1UB
Sold Dec 2023
£345,000Orchard House, Aldwark, Alne, York, YO61 1UB
Sold Oct 2023
£1,250,0001 The Cottages, Aldwark, Alne, York, YO61 1UB
Sold Oct 2023
£615,0002 New Cottages, Aldwark, Alne, York, YO61 1UB
Sold Sept 2023
£376,0001 New Cottages, Aldwark, Alne, York, YO61 1UB
Sold Mar 2023
£340,000
Versus the street
On price per m², Fairfield Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£6,833
Street avg £3,071
Floor Area
90 m²
Street avg 126 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
19.0 t/year
Street avg 6.4 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
Bay Horse Inn — bus stop.
Closest school
2.6 km
Great Ouseburn Community Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB







