The Cottages, Flat 1, Main Street, Oldstead, York, YO61 4BL
About The Cottages
The Cottages is an end-of-terrace house in Oldstead, York, York (YO61 4BL). It has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (around 1345 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (February 2026) shows a G (score 19), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at G across 2 certificates since November 2022. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and roof efficiency went from Average to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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Energy performance
The Cottages sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
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Level 3 Building Survey
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
The Cottages 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
The Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£304,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO61 4BL: £460,000 (2023–2020).
Nearby sales in YO61 4BL
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£492,500The Cottage, Main Street, Oldstead, York, YO61 4BL
Sold Feb 2023
£460,000Scawling House, Main Street, Oldstead, York, YO61 4BL
Sold Dec 2020
£550,000Abbey House, Main Street, Oldstead, York, YO61 4BL
Sold Dec 2020
£400,000
Versus other Main Street homes
On epc rating, The Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
19 (G)
Street avg 48 (E)
Floor Area
125 m²
Street avg 152 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 10.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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
0.0 km
The Old Chapel — bus stop.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB