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Old Starr Cottage, Back Lane, Helperby, York, YO61 2PL

Extendable3 planning records

Estimated value

£547,000

  • Since the 2008 sale (£365,000)+50%
  • Against YO61 2PL's recent median (£222,500)+146%

Newest record on this page: October 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
174 m²
1873 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 41
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£547,000

  • Against its 2008 sale (£365,000)+50%
  • Against YO61 2PL's recent median (£222,500)+146%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Old Starr Cottage is modelled from its 174 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in YO61 2PL. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    174 m² from the EPC lodged in October 2024

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2008

  • Recent sales in YO61 2PL

    5 sales, median £222,500 (2025–2020)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: October 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 of 3 applicationsFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Old Starr Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1999.

Sales timeline

  1. 31 July 2008Most recent

    £365,000

    +143.3%over 9 years

  2. 26 March 1999

    £150,000

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

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for Old Starr Cottage, Back Lane, Helperby, York, YO61 2PL. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About Old Starr Cottage

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

Old Starr Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Helperby, York, York (YO61 2PL). It has a recorded floor area of 174 m² (around 1873 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since June 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

Untraded for 18 years, with the last transfer in July 2008. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 174 m² the property is well over the postcode median (84 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 1999–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 10% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £547,000 is 49.9% above the 2008 sale price.

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

  • Bedrooms3
  • Dining roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageYes
  • OutbuildingsYes

Building

  • Extension potentialPossible
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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.

Old Starr Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Oct 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E41
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
11.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 1 October 2034

7 years remaining

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Oct 2024from Jun 2012
Hot Water
GoodAverage

Hot water efficiency decreased

Low Energy Lighting
29%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

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

Council records include a two-storey extension at Old Starr Cottage.

3 applications on record at Old Starr Cottage, Back Lane, Helperby, York, YO61 2PL

3decisions2extensions72documents1nearby
Flagged:RetrospectiveListed building
  1. Jun 2010
    ExtensionHeritage
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Two storey

    An application for Listed Building Consent for the demolition of an existing garage building, construction of a two storey extension and installation of an air source heat pump as amended by plan received by Hambleton District Council 10 June 2010

    Listed
    Documents
    17 docs on file
    Reference
    10/01085/LBC
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. RenovationDecision
  4. ExtensionDecision

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  • All 3 applications on this property in full, plus 1 notable nearby
  • The 72 documents, officer reports & conditions
  • What the pattern means for extending or converting here
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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.

Old Starr Cottage is notably below the street on price per m².

Price per m²

£2,098

Street avg £2,777

Strongly below

Floor Area

174 m²

Street avg 100 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

11.0 t/year

Street avg 5.3 t/year

Strongly below
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

41/mo

Falling 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.

Nearest schools

  • St Peter's Brafferton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolPrimary415m

Nearest stops

  • Doctors SurgeryBus stop107m
  • The Jubilee FountainBus stop118m
  • The Oak TreeBus stop220m
  • Fawdlington RoadBus stop1.4km

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences258 reports48%
  • Anti-social Behaviour89 reports17%
  • Other Theft40 reports8%
  • Public Order35 reports7%

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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
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gasSolid (non-cavity) wallsPermanent outbuildings

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Comparables

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£220k

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How to read this page

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for Old Starr Cottage is modelled from its 174 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in YO61 2PL. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for Old Starr Cottage. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Old Starr Cottage was lodged in October 2024 at band E and is valid until October 2034. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 3 applications are matched to Old Starr Cottage. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 13 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 1 school and 4 stops listed are measured in a straight line from YO61 2PL, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
Old Starr Cottage is in council tax band F. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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