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Hartwood Cottage, Back Lane, Helperby, York, YO61 2PL

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
161 m²
1733 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 73
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Hartwood Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Hartwood Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Helperby, York, York (YO61 2PL). It has a recorded floor area of 161 m² (around 1733 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band D. Other recorded features include outbuildings. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows a C (score 73). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). Main heating runs on oil.

At 161 m² the property is well over the postcode median (84 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2011. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £418,000 is 19.4% above the 2020 sale price. Sold March 2020 for £350,000.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
  • Dining roomYes
  • CloakroomYes
  • EnsuiteYes
  • StudyYes
  • FireplaceYes

Outside

  • Private gardenSouth-west-facing
  • ParkingOff road
  • OutbuildingsYes

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Hartwood Cottage ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C73
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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21st centuryDetached HouseEPC CNo mains gasPermanent outbuildings

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Hartwood Cottage, Back Lane, Helperby, York, YO61 2PL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Hartwood Cottage has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

1 application on record at Hartwood Cottage, Back Lane, Helperby, York, YO61 2PL

1decisions1extensions9documents1nearby
  1. Apr 2011
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Proposed single storey rear extension to existing dwelling

    Documents
    9 docs on file
    Reference
    11/00413/FUL
    Full record in report

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  • All 1 application on this property in full, plus 1 notable nearby
  • The 9 documents, officer reports & conditions
  • What the pattern means for extending or converting here
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£418,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2020)

£350,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 20 March 2020Most recent

    £350,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in YO61 2PL: £222,500 (2025–2020).

On the street

Versus other Back Lane homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Hartwood Cottage outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,174

Street avg £2,767

Strongly below

Floor Area

161 m²

Street avg 101 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

4.7 t/year

Street avg 5.9 t/year

Above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Hartwood Cottage

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

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Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£369k

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4 bed2 bath
£574k

1 St Peters Close, Brafferton

YO61 2NP

4 bed3 bath
£276k

1 Drury Lane, Helperby

YO61 2PJ

4 bed2 bath
£623k

1 Brafferton Hall Gardens, Brafferton

YO61 2NW

5 bed
£631k

1 Birchwood Gardens, Brafferton

YO61 2QN

5 bed3 bath
£251k

1 High Farm Cottages, Raskelf Road, Helperby

YO61 2PG

3 bed1 bath
£239k

1 Back Lane, Helperby

YO61 2PL

3 bed1 bath
£220k

1 Fox Garth, Brafferton

YO61 2QL

3 bed
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the York district page.
Full York report

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.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around YO61 2PL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for YO61 2PL

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for YO61 2PL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.6dB

Low
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

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