# 4 bedroom house for sale (YO26 8BQ)

## Property Details

| Key | Value |
|-----|-------|
| Address | PLUM COTTAGE, THE GREEN, YORK, GREEN HAMMERTON, NORTH YORKSHIRE YO26 8BQ |
| Price | £595,000 |
| Bedrooms | 4 |
| Last sold | £661,000 Jan 2011 |

## Description

A period family house overlooking the village green with dramatic open plan living area, gardens, outbuildings and conversion potential

Entrance hall, sitting room, dining room with study area, cloakroom, laundry, spacious kitchen/living area within converted barn at rear, cellar. Principal bedroom with bathroom en suite, 3 further bedrooms, family bathroom.

Walled and lawned garden, outbuildings with conversion potential

Freehold for sale

Plum Cottage, The Green, Green Hammerton, York, YO26 8BQ

This charming, early 19th century, listed village house, of traditional brick and cobble construction under a pantile and Yorkshire slate roof, has been skilfully modernised and extended to incorporate a substantial and full height barn into the living area of the kitchen. It faces onto the green in a popular village located in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire.

Outstanding use of barn space to create family living area

Aga kitchen by Aberford Interiors

Panelled doors and period open fireplaces

Walled and lawned south-facing garden

Original outbuildings the subject of a planning application for conversion

Easy access York, Harrogate and A1

Environs

Green Hammerton lies west of York and exactly mid way between York and Harrogate, convenient for the shops and schools in both those major centres and a short distance too from Queen Ethelburga's. There is a daily bus service to both town and city.  The village has a strong community spirit and good facilities, including a pub, primary school, church, post office, village hall with cricket club and sports field.  The A1 trunk road lies three miles to the west.

Harrogate 10 miles, York 10 miles, Leeds 18 miles, A1 3 miles (Distances approximate)

## Property Photos

- ![Plum Cottage](/listings/photos/17257950/354494) - Plum Cottage
- ![Kitchen](/listings/photos/17257950/354495) - Kitchen
- ![Living area](/listings/photos/17257950/354497) - Living area
- ![Sitting room](/listings/photos/17257950/354499) - Sitting room
- ![Dining room](/listings/photos/17257950/354501) - Dining room
- ![Dining room](/listings/photos/17257950/354503) - Dining room
- ![Bedroom](/listings/photos/17257950/354505) - Bedroom
- ![Bathroom](/listings/photos/17257950/354506) - Bathroom

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| PLUM COTTAGE THE GREEN, GREEN HAMMERTON, YORK, HARROGATE, NORTH YORKSHIRE, YO26 8BQ | £661,000 | 13/01/2011 | Detached |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| COBWEBS THE GREEN, GREEN HAMMERTON, YORK, NORTH YORKSHIRE, YO26 8BQ | £5,000 | 21/12/2023 | Other |

**Area average:** £5,000 (1 sale)

## Price vs local average

*Outcode + property type (HousePrices, last 2 years).*

- **Local average:** £757,000 (6 Other, YO26, 2024–2026)
- **Deviation:** -21.4%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Yorkshire and The Humber). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £770/mo
- **Realistic:** £855/mo
- **Optimistic:** £941/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for York (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

- **LHA floor (this property size):** £1,197/mo

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.14% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £106,875
- **Target investor price (1%):** £85,500

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on Area rent estimate.*

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** -71.2%
- **10y growth:** 63.9%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Yorkshire and The Humber; All dwelling types series; as of March 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** -0.2%
- **5y growth (index):** 20.3%
- **10y growth (index):** 53.5%

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Job (default Low)

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