Solway Cottage, Brandsby Street, Crayke, York, YO61 4TB

Solway Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Crayke, York, York (YO61 4TB). It has a recorded floor area of 124 m² (around 1335 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2016) shows an F (score 26), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 3 certificates since April 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 66), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

It hasn't traded since September 1997, a hold of 29 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £517,000 sits 303.9% above the 1997 sale of £128,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£96/sq ft) was about 50.7% below the postcode norm. 7 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations.