Orwell Cottage, Church Hill, Crayke, York, YO61 4TA
About Orwell Cottage
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 £734,000 is 25.5% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£291/sq ft) was about 41% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 8 years ago, in February 2018.
Energy performance
Orwell Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Orwell Cottage has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
3 applications on record at Orwell Cottage, Church Hill, Crayke, York, YO61 4TA
- Jul 2005ConservatoryFullOutcome in report
Alterations and extension to existing dwelling to form conservatory
Extension- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 05/01312/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- RenovationJan 2020Decision
- ExtensionMay 2010Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Price for Orwell Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.
£734,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 22 years.
£585,000
Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
28 February 2018Most recent
£585,000
+34.5%over 12 years25 April 2005
£435,000
+239.8%over 9 years5 October 1995
£128,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO61 4TA: £336,600 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in YO61 4TA
Gelder Cottage, Church Hill, Crayke, York, YO61 4TA
Sold Jan 2024
£575,000Sparling House, Church Hill, Crayke, York, YO61 4TA
Sold Oct 2022
£280,000Danetree, Church Hill, Crayke, York, YO61 4TA
Sold Jun 2021
£700,000Daffy Bank, Church Hill, Crayke, York, YO61 4TA
Sold Jan 2019
£315,000Plum Tree Cottage, Church Hill, Crayke, York, YO61 4TA
Sold Apr 2017
£336,600
Versus other Church Hill homes
Orwell Cottage outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,128
Street avg £2,695
Floor Area
187 m²
Street avg 164 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 11.3 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.
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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB







