What kind of home is The Cottage, Main Street, YO61 4BL?

The Cottage, Main Street, YO61 4BL is a mid-terrace house.

What did The Cottage, Main Street, YO61 4BL sell for?

The Cottage, Main Street, YO61 4BL last sold for £460,000 in February 2023, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £250,000 in October 2016, so prices have been rising over 6 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for The Cottage, Main Street, YO61 4BL?

Across 2 sales between October 2016 and February 2023, The Cottage, Main Street, YO61 4BL rose from £250,000 to £460,000, a change of £210,000. That works out to roughly +10.2% per year compounded over 6 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does The Cottage, Main Street, YO61 4BL have?

The current EPC rating for The Cottage, Main Street, YO61 4BL is E with a score of 42 out of 100, lodged in August 2018. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is The Cottage, Main Street, YO61 4BL?

The Cottage, Main Street, YO61 4BL has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (549 sq ft). That makes it about 60% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in YO61 4BL. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does The Cottage, Main Street, YO61 4BL use?

The latest EPC at The Cottage, Main Street, YO61 4BL records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for The Cottage, Main Street, YO61 4BL?

The Cottage, Main Street, YO61 4BL is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is The Cottage, Main Street, YO61 4BL in?

The Cottage, Main Street, YO61 4BL sits in Oldstead, York, York. It falls within the YO61 postcode district in North Yorkshire.

What is crime like near The Cottage, Main Street, YO61 4BL?

Police records around The Cottage, Main Street, YO61 4BL show an average of 41 reported crimes per month over the last 13 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 48% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (31% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

How well connected is The Cottage, Main Street, YO61 4BL?

The closest bus stop to The Cottage, Main Street, YO61 4BL is The Old Chapel, 44m away. In total there are 8 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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The Cottage, Main Street, Oldstead, York, YO61 4BL

Estimated value

£434,000

Since the 2023 sale (£460,000)-6%
Against YO61 4BL's recent median (£400,000)+9%

Newest record on this page: September 2023. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type

Mid terrace

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

51 m²

549 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 42

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£434,000

Against its 2023 sale (£460,000)-6%
Against YO61 4BL's recent median (£400,000)+9%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for The Cottage is modelled from its 51 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in YO61 4BL. 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
51 m² from the EPC lodged in August 2018
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2023
Recent sales in YO61 4BL
5 sales, median £400,000 (2023–2020)

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sales timeline

2 February 2023Most recent
£460,000
+84.0%over 6 years
13 October 2016
£250,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in YO61 4BL: £400,000 (2023–2020).

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Risks

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Overview

About The Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

The Cottage is a mid-terrace house in Oldstead, York, York (YO61 4BL). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2018) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

At 51 m² it sits well below the postcode median (127 m² across 17 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2016–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£838/sq ft) was about 260.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £460,000 in February 2023.

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate

Aug 2018

EPC Rating

E42

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 28 August 2028

1 year remaining

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against The Cottage, Main Street, Oldstead, York, YO61 4BL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

The 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.

On the street

Versus other Main Street homes

Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², The Cottage stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£9,020

Street avg £2,709

Strongly above

Floor Area

51 m²

Street avg 165 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.9 t/year

Street avg 9.7 t/year

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Area

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.

Full York report

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

0.0 km

The Old Chapel — bus stop.

Nearest stops

The Old ChapelBus stop44m
The Foresters ArmsBus stop1.8km
The Abbey InnBus stop2.1km
The Abbey InnBus stop2.2km

Most reported crime locally

Violence & Sexual Offences258 reports48%
Anti-social Behaviour89 reports17%
Other Theft40 reports8%
Public Order35 reports7%

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around YO61 4BL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for YO61 4BL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.9dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4

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Comparables

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Method

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Valuation method in detail

How the estimate is made: The estimate for The Cottage is modelled from its 51 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in YO61 4BL. 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. 2 sales are recorded for The 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 The Cottage was lodged in August 2018 at band E and is valid until August 2028. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records: Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to The 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. Schools and stops are measured in a straight line from YO61 4BL. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band: The Cottage is in council tax band B. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.

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