Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Almar Cottage, Thirsk Road, Easingwold, York, YO61 3NJ
1 planning record
Estimated value
£487,000
- Since the 2025 sale (£445,000)+9%
- Against YO61 3NJ's recent median (£588,000)-17%
Newest record on this page: March 2026. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Detached
Floor area
121 m²
1302 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 60
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Our estimate
£487,000
- Against its 2025 sale (£445,000)+9%
- Against YO61 3NJ's recent median (£588,000)-17%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Almar Cottage is modelled from its 121 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in YO61 3NJ. 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
121 m² from the EPC lodged in February 2022
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2025
Recent sales in YO61 3NJ
5 sales, median £588,000 (2026–2004)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: March 2026 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sales timeline
25 February 2025Most recent
£445,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO61 3NJ: £588,000 (2026–2004).
What this page doesn't show
2 potential issues have already been flagged for Almar Cottage, Thirsk Road, Easingwold, York, YO61 3NJ. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
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- 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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About Almar Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Almar Cottage is a detached house in Easingwold, York, York (YO61 3NJ). It has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (around 1302 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2022. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil: heating oil.
It changed hands recently, sold February 2025 for £445,000. At 121 m² it sits well below the postcode median (197 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£342/sq ft) was about 87.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension refused in 2022.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Almar Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate
Feb 2022EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D60
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric & Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
6.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 3 February 2032
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Almar Cottage, Thirsk Road, Easingwold, York, YO61 3NJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
A a rear extension application was refused at Almar Cottage in 2022.
1 application on record at Almar Cottage, Thirsk Road, Easingwold, York, YO61 3NJ
1decisions1extensions11documents1nearby
- Feb 2022ConservatoryFullOutcome in report
Extension: Rear of property
Orangery to the rear elevation of dwelling
Extension- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/02996/FUL
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Versus other Thirsk Road homes
Three headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Almar Cottage outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
60 (D)
Street avg 45 (E)
Floor Area
121 m²
Street avg 196 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 14.1 t/year
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.
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
1.6 km
Wentworth Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
2.3 km
Husthwaite Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Nearest schools
- Husthwaite Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary2.3km
Nearest stops
- Wentworth AvenueBus stop1.6km
- Sycamore GrangeBus stop1.6km
- Howker LaneBus stop2.2km
- Somerset PasturesBus stop2.3km
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.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around YO61 3NJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.3dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for Almar Cottage is modelled from its 121 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in YO61 3NJ. 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. 1 sale is recorded for Almar 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 Almar Cottage was lodged in February 2022 at band D and is valid until February 2032. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to Almar 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 12 stops listed are measured in a straight line from YO61 3NJ, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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