What kind of home is Gorse Cottage, Yearsley, YO61 4SL?

Gorse Cottage, Yearsley, YO61 4SL is a semi-detached house.

What is the EPC rating for Gorse Cottage, Yearsley, YO61 4SL?

The current EPC rating for Gorse Cottage, Yearsley, YO61 4SL is E with a score of 40 out of 100, lodged in September 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Gorse Cottage, Yearsley, YO61 4SL?

Gorse Cottage, Yearsley, YO61 4SL has a recorded floor area of 151 m² (1,625 sq ft). That makes it about 14% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in YO61 4SL. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Gorse Cottage, Yearsley, YO61 4SL use?

The latest EPC at Gorse Cottage, Yearsley, YO61 4SL records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does Gorse Cottage, Yearsley, YO61 4SL have?

Gorse Cottage, Yearsley, YO61 4SL has 1 planning record on file (1 approved), most recent in February 2022. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for Gorse Cottage, Yearsley, YO61 4SL?

Gorse Cottage, Yearsley, YO61 4SL is in council tax band G. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Which area is Gorse Cottage, Yearsley, YO61 4SL in?

Gorse Cottage, Yearsley, YO61 4SL sits in Brandsby, York, York. It falls within the YO61 postcode district in North Yorkshire.

Is Gorse Cottage, Yearsley, YO61 4SL in a safe area?

Police records around Gorse Cottage, Yearsley, YO61 4SL 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.

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Gorse Cottage, Yearsley, Brandsby, York, YO61 4SL

1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

151 m²

1625 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 40

Council tax

Band G

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Gorse Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Gorse Cottage is a semi-detached house in Brandsby, York, York (YO61 4SL). It has a recorded floor area of 151 m² (around 1625 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

One planning record on file: an annexe approved in 2022. Past consents include an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 151 m² it's 17.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (184 m² median across 16 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs).

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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.

Gorse Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

E40

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

12.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gas

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Gorse Cottage, Yearsley, Brandsby, York, YO61 4SL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at Gorse Cottage, Yearsley, Brandsby, York, YO61 4SL

1decisions28documents

Feb 2022
AnnexFull
Outcome in report
Conversion and alterations to existing detached garage and roof height to create a one bedroom holiday cottage/annexe together with alterations to the main dwellinghouse
Documents
28 docs on file
Reference
21/01695/FUL
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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Gorse Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£649,000

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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 4SL: £625,000 (2024–2017).

Nearby sales in YO61 4SL

On the street

Versus other Yearsley homes

Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, Gorse Cottage runs well behind the street norm.

EPC Rating

40 (E)

Street avg 59 (D)

Strongly below

Floor Area

151 m²

Street avg 208 m²

Below

CO₂ Emissions

12.0 t/year

Street avg 9.3 t/year

Below

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

On par

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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

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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.

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Noise

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

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for YO61 4SL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.2dB

Low

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