Cottage Farm, Main Street, Whenby, York, YO61 4SE
About Cottage Farm
Cottage Farm is a semi-detached house in Whenby, York, York (YO61 4SE). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68). Main heating runs on oil.
At 110 m² it sits well below the postcode median (164 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
Energy performance
Cottage Farm's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Cottage Farm 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
Cottage Farm has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£391,000
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 4SE: £350,000 (2024–2016).
Nearby sales in YO61 4SE
Field View, Main Street, Whenby, York, YO61 4SE
Sold Oct 2024
£300,000Rose Cottage, Main Street, Whenby, York, YO61 4SE
Sold Feb 2021
£480,000The Smithy, Main Street, Whenby, York, YO61 4SE
Sold Jul 2018
£350,000Thistlefold, Main Street, Whenby, York, YO61 4SE
Sold Feb 2016
£525,000The Firs, Main Street, Whenby, York, YO61 4SE
Sold Dec 2012
£181,000
Versus other Main Street homes
EPC Rating
42 (E)
Street avg 53 (E)
Floor Area
110 m²
Street avg 161 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.7 t/year
Street avg 9.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 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.
Go deeper on the local area
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
43.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB







