Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Blacksmiths Cottage, Yearsley, Brandsby, York, YO61 4SL
EPC B
Estimated value
£479,000
- Since the 1996 sale (£40,000)+1098%
- Against YO61 4SL's recent median (£625,000)-23%
Newest record on this page: August 2024. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
117 m²
1259 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 82
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£479,000
- Against its 1996 sale (£40,000)+1098%
- Against YO61 4SL's recent median (£625,000)-23%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Blacksmiths Cottage is modelled from its 117 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in YO61 4SL. 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
117 m² from the EPC lodged in July 2013
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 1996
Recent sales in YO61 4SL
5 sales, median £625,000 (2024–2017)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: August 2024 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on Blacksmiths Cottage was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Sales timeline
29 March 1996Most recent
£40,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO61 4SL: £625,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in YO61 4SL
Rose Cottage, Yearsley, Brandsby, York, YO61 4SL
Sold Aug 2024
£950,000Holly Cottage, Yearsley, Brandsby, York, YO61 4SL
Sold Nov 2022
£697,500Smiths Cottage, Yearsley, Brandsby, York, YO61 4SL
Sold Nov 2018
£625,000Chapel House, Yearsley, Brandsby, York, YO61 4SL
Sold Nov 2017
£550,002Cherry Trees, Yearsley, Brandsby, York, YO61 4SL
Sold Mar 2017
£351,000
What this page doesn't show
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- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About Blacksmiths Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Blacksmiths Cottage is a detached house in Brandsby, York, York (YO61 4SL). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2013) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from July 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since March 1996 — that's 30 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 117 m² it sits well below the postcode median (184 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £479,000 sits 1097.5% above the 1996 sale of £40,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£32/sq ft) was about 88.2% below the postcode norm.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Blacksmiths Cottage ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Jul 2023
Current Certificate
Jul 2013EPC Rating
A
B
B82
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 21 July 2023
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Blacksmiths Cottage, Yearsley, Brandsby, York, YO61 4SL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Blacksmiths 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.
Versus other Yearsley homes
Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Blacksmiths Cottage is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£342
Street avg £3,151
Floor Area
117 m²
Street avg 210 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 9.8 t/year
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.
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.
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences258 reports48%
- Anti-social Behaviour89 reports17%
- Other Theft40 reports8%
- Public Order35 reports7%
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
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around YO61 4SL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for Blacksmiths Cottage is modelled from its 117 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in YO61 4SL. 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. 1 sale is recorded for Blacksmiths 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 Blacksmiths Cottage was lodged in July 2013 at band B and expired in July 2023, so a new one is needed to sell or let. 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 Blacksmiths 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 4SL. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- Blacksmiths Cottage is in council tax band F. 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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