Fox Cottage, Thornton Bridge, Helperby, York, YO61 2RH
About Fox Cottage
Fox Cottage is an end-of-terrace house in Helperby, York, York (YO61 2RH). It has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (around 1302 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (January 2024) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg.
At 121 m² it sits well below the postcode median (219 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs).
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Fox Cottage has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Fox Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£441,000
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 5 sales in YO61 2RH: £392,500 (2024–2014).
Nearby sales in YO61 2RH
1 Thornton Manor Cottages, Thornton Bridge, Helperby, York, YO61 2RH
Sold Sept 2024
£392,500Thornton Manor, Thornton Bridge, Helperby, York, YO61 2RH
Sold May 2019
£1,220,000The Barn, Thornton Bridge, Helperby, York, YO61 2RH
Sold Apr 2018
£1,050,0002 Thornton Manor Cottages, Thornton Bridge, Helperby, York, YO61 2RH
Sold Mar 2017
£127,000
Versus other Thornton Bridge homes
EPC Rating for Fox Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
49 (E)
Street avg 59 (D)
Floor Area
121 m²
Street avg 209 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 9.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 7 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
0.7 km
Fawdlington Road — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 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
44.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB