Hesketh Cottage, Raskelf Road, Easingwold, York, YO61 3JY
About Hesketh Cottage
Hesketh Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Easingwold, York, York (YO61 3JY). It has a recorded floor area of 234 m² (around 2519 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in March 2014 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Average.
At 234 m² the property is well over the postcode median (78 m² across 31 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2011–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£278/sq ft) was about 40.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2022 at £700,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
Hesketh Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Hesketh 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
Latest sale on Hesketh Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£752,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.1% per year over 11 years.
£700,000
Growth on file: 8.1% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
31 October 2022Most recent
£700,000
+97.2%over 8 years15 May 2014
£355,000
+20.3%over 2 years20 October 2011
£295,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO61 3JY: £383,250 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in YO61 3JY
West Acre, Raskelf Road, Easingwold, York, YO61 3JY
Sold Jul 2024
£383,250Torosay, Raskelf Road, Easingwold, York, YO61 3JY
Sold Mar 2024
£315,000Colonsay, Raskelf Road, Easingwold, York, YO61 3JY
Sold Aug 2023
£544,000Sparrows Herne, Raskelf Road, Easingwold, York, YO61 3JY
Sold Jul 2023
£615,000Fourways, Raskelf Road, Easingwold, York, YO61 3JY
Sold Jun 2021
£257,000
Versus other Raskelf Road homes
Hesketh Cottage outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,991
Street avg £2,323
Floor Area
234 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.7 t/year
Street avg 3.7 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
Station Cottages — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Easingwold Community Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.0dB







