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Orwell Cottage, Church Hill, Crayke, York, YO61 4TA

3 sales on record3 planning records

Estimated value

£739,000

  • Since the 2018 sale (£585,000)+26%
  • Against YO61 4TA's recent median (£315,000)+135%

Newest record on this page: October 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
End terrace
Habitable rooms
8
From EPC
Floor area
187 m²
2013 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 63
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£739,000

  • Against its 2018 sale (£585,000)+26%
  • Against YO61 4TA's recent median (£315,000)+135%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Orwell Cottage is modelled from its 187 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in YO61 4TA. 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

    187 m² from the EPC lodged in November 2017

  • Sales of this home

    3 sales recorded, the latest in 2018

  • Recent sales in YO61 4TA

    5 sales, median £315,000 (2025–2019)

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SalesLatest sale shown: October 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 of 3 applicationsFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for Orwell Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.

Sales timeline

  1. 28 February 2018Most recent

    £585,000

    +34.5%over 12 years

  2. 25 April 2005

    £435,000

    +239.8%over 9 years

  3. 5 October 1995

    £128,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in YO61 4TA: £315,000 (2025–2019).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

Nothing is flagged from the data on this page, but these checks are only run in the report. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • 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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Overview

About Orwell Cottage

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

Orwell Cottage is an end-of-terrace house in Crayke, York, York (YO61 4TA). It has a recorded floor area of 187 m² (around 2013 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2017) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 187 m² it's 16.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (161 m² median across 13 EPCs). Across 1995–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £739,000 is 26.3% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£291/sq ft) was about 37.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 8 years ago, in February 2018.

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  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

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

Current Certificate
Nov 2017

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D63
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 24 November 2027

1 year remaining
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Orwell Cottage, Church Hill, Crayke, York, YO61 4TA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Orwell Cottage has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.

3 applications on record at Orwell Cottage, Church Hill, Crayke, York, YO61 4TA

3decisions2extensions24documents
  1. Jul 2005
    ConservatoryFull
    Outcome in report

    Alterations and extension to existing dwelling to form conservatory

    Extension
    Documents
    1 doc on file
    Reference
    05/01312/FUL
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. RenovationDecision
  4. ExtensionDecision

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On the street

Versus other Church Hill homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Orwell Cottage outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,128

Street avg £2,684

Strongly above

Floor Area

187 m²

Street avg 164 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

7.3 t/year

Street avg 11.3 t/year

Above
Area

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.
Full York report

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.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Ce Primary School — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Crayke Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 1 school nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Crayke Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolPrimary236m

Nearest stops

  • Ce Primary SchoolBus stop190m
  • CE Primary SchoolBus stop210m
  • Crayke LaneBus stop2.0km
  • Ings LaneBus stop2.3km

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences258 reports48%
  • Anti-social Behaviour89 reports17%
  • Other Theft40 reports8%
  • Public Order35 reports7%

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around YO61 4TA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for YO61 4TA

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for YO61 4TA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Comparables

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for Orwell Cottage is modelled from its 187 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in YO61 4TA. 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. 3 sales are recorded for Orwell 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 Orwell Cottage was lodged in November 2017 at band D and is valid until November 2027. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 3 applications are matched to Orwell 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. The 1 school and 10 stops listed are measured in a straight line from YO61 4TA, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
Orwell Cottage is in council tax band E. 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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