Paley Cottage, Westway, Crayke, York, YO61 4TE
About Paley Cottage
Paley Cottage is a detached house in Crayke, York, York (YO61 4TE). It has a recorded floor area of 169 m² (around 1819 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2015) returns a B (score 83), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in December 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from August 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since May 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. At 169 m² it's 29.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (131 m² median across 14 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £541,000 is 40.5% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£212/sq ft) was about 19.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
Paley 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Aug 2025
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Hot water efficiency decreased
Wall insulation upgraded
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Planning history
3 applications on record at Paley Cottage, Westway, Crayke, York, YO61 4TE
- Jun 2012Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
Proposed felling of tree
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 12/00960/CAT
- More recent applications — locked
- OutbuildingNov 2013Decision
- OutbuildingDec 2012Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Paley Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£541,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£385,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
17 May 2010Most recent
£385,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO61 4TE: £495,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in YO61 4TE
The Bungalow, Westway, Crayke, York, YO61 4TE
Sold Jan 2024
£200,000Chapel Garth, Westway, Crayke, York, YO61 4TE
Sold Jun 2022
£495,000Churton Hall, Westway, Crayke, York, YO61 4TE
Sold Feb 2021
£500,000Hawthorn Cottage, Westway, Crayke, York, YO61 4TE
Sold Feb 2018
£261,000Hillside House, Westway, Crayke, York, YO61 4TE
Sold Apr 2017
£650,000
Versus other Westway homes
EPC Rating for Paley Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,278
Street avg £2,332
Floor Area
169 m²
Street avg 148 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.4 t/year
Street avg 8.4 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
0.1 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
44.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.4dB







