Candy Cottage, Drury Lane, Helperby, York, YO61 2PJ
About Candy Cottage
Candy Cottage is a semi-detached house in Helperby, York, York (YO61 2PJ). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2016) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from May 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £215,000 is 48.3% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£173/sq ft) was about 23.2% below the postcode norm. Sold February 2019 for £145,000.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 May 2026
EPC Rating
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Planning history
3 applications on record at Candy Cottage, Drury Lane, Helperby, York, YO61 2PJ
- Jul 2005OutbuildingFullOutcome in report
Construction of a detached domestic garage as amended by site plan received by Hambleton District Council on 8 June 2005
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 05/00664/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionJul 2017Decision
- OutbuildingOct 2005Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Candy Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£215,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£145,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 February 2019Most recent
£145,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO61 2PJ: £210,000 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in YO61 2PJ
The Old Coaching House, Drury Lane, Helperby, York, YO61 2PJ
Sold Jul 2024
£285,0004 Drury Lane, Helperby, York, YO61 2PJ
Sold Dec 2020
£210,0002 Drury Lane, Helperby, York, YO61 2PJ
Sold Oct 2020
£225,0003 Drury Lane, Helperby, York, YO61 2PJ
Sold Nov 2012
£121,0001 Drury Lane, Helperby, York, YO61 2PJ
Sold Nov 2010
£155,000
Versus other Drury Lane homes
Price per m² for Candy Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,859
Street avg £2,519
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 6.3 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
Doctors Surgery — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St Peter's Brafferton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.5dB







