8 Sycamore Cottages, Easingwold Road, Crayke, York, YO61 4TF
About 8 Sycamore Cottages
8 Sycamore Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Crayke, York, York (YO61 4TF). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2017) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in August 2017 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The home occupies a corner plot and a cul-de-sac position.
At 87 m² it's 20.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (72 m² median across 13 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £290,000 is 39.4% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£222/sq ft) was about 295.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 8 years since the last transfer (January 2018). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2021.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Corner plotYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
Energy performance
8 Sycamore Cottages sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system upgraded to a more efficient system
Heating controls changed
Hot water system upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
1 application on record at 8 Sycamore Cottages, Easingwold Road, Crayke, York, YO61 4TF
- Apr 2021FullOutcome in report
To replace existing wooden lean to and build a new one in PVC & build a sectional concrete garage
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/01753/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 8 Sycamore Cottages was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£290,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£208,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
12 January 2018Most recent
£208,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO61 4TF: £48,000 (2014–1996).
Versus other Easingwold Road homes
On epc rating, 8 Sycamore Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
52 (E)
Street avg 84 (B)
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 75 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.9 t/year
Street avg 1.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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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
0.0 km
Ce Primary School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 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







