Dolittle Cottage, Kilburn, York, YO61 4AH
About Dolittle Cottage
Dolittle Cottage is a detached house in Kilburn, York, York (YO61 4AH). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 107), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 80 m² it's 16.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (95 m² median across 10 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 70% of similar EPCs). Across 1998–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£459/sq ft) was about 69.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £395,500 in September 2023.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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Because the property was built before 1919 and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Dolittle Cottage has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
Price for Dolittle Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.
£386,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.2% per year over 25 years.
£395,500
Growth on file: 8.2% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
21 September 2023Most recent
£395,500
+16.3%over 2 years3 December 2020
£340,000
+518.2%over 22 years27 October 1998
£55,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO61 4AH: £357,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in YO61 4AH
The Old Vicarage, Kilburn, York, YO61 4AH
Sold Sept 2024
£25,000,000Woodbine Cottage, Kilburn, York, YO61 4AH
Sold May 2023
£175,000Chapel Cottage, Kilburn, York, YO61 4AH
Sold Apr 2021
£315,000Woodmans Cottage, Kilburn, York, YO61 4AH
Sold Jul 2020
£357,000Clematis Cottage, Kilburn, York, YO61 4AH
Sold Aug 2015
£395,000
Versus the street
Years Held for Dolittle Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,944
Street avg £11,814
Floor Area
80 m²
Street avg 134 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 8.6 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
The Foresters Arms — bus stop.
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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
43.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB