Rose Cottage, Main Street, Whenby, York, YO61 4SE
About Rose Cottage
Rose Cottage is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Whenby, York, York (YO61 4SE). It has a recorded floor area of 164 m² (around 1765 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (August 2015) shows an F (score 33), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from August 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2015–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £582,000 is 21.2% above the 2021 sale price. Last sale on file: £480,000 in February 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble, Detached
- LandYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
Energy performance
Rose Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Aug 2025
EPC Rating
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Planning history
2 applications on record at Rose Cottage, Main Street, Whenby, York, YO61 4SE
- Oct 2006AnnexFullOutcome in report
Alterations and extensions to existing detached domestic garage and dwelling to form additional accommodation
Extension- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/01314/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- FullSept 2025Decision
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£582,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.3% per year over 5 years.
£480,000
Growth on file: 3.3% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
22 February 2021Most recent
£480,000
+18.5%over 5 years22 December 2015
£405,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO61 4SE: £300,000 (2024–2012).
Nearby sales in YO61 4SE
Field View, Main Street, Whenby, York, YO61 4SE
Sold Oct 2024
£300,000The 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
£181,000Pine Cottage, Main Street, Whenby, York, YO61 4SE
Sold Oct 2005
£382,500
Versus other Main Street homes
On epc rating, Rose Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,927
Street avg £3,505
Floor Area
164 m²
Street avg 156 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 8.8 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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB







