Swallow Cottage, Thornton Bridge, Helperby, York, YO61 2RH
About Swallow Cottage
Swallow Cottage is a semi-detached house in Helperby, York, York (YO61 2RH). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft) and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2015) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since February 2013. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 96), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from September 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 72 m² it sits well below the postcode median (219 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 88% of similar EPCs).
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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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Sept 2025
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Swallow 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
Swallow Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£205,000
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
On epc rating, Swallow Cottage stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
69 (C)
Street avg 56 (D)
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 215 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.7 t/year
Street avg 9.9 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