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 3 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 59% 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 1 reported crimes per month over the last 3 months. Other theft makes up roughly 33% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. 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

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

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 (126 m² across 16 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 265.3% 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.

EPC Rating

E42

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildNo mains gas

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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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£492,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.2% per year over 6 years.

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Last sold (2023)

£460,000

Growth on file: 10.2% per year over 6 years.

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).

Nearby sales in YO61 4BL

On the street

Versus other Main Street homes

Four headline reads against 16 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 £2,789

Strongly above

Floor Area

51 m²

Street avg 157 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.9 t/year

Street avg 10.3 t/year

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Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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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

1/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.0 km

The Old Chapel — bus stop.

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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

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FAQ

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