# 6 bedroom detached house for sale (YO26 8BQ) ## Property Details | Key | Value | |-----|-------| | Address | LABURNUM COTTAGE, THE GREEN, YORK, GREEN HAMMERTON, NORTH YORKSHIRE YO26 8BQ | | Price | £1,295,000 | | Bathrooms | 3 | | Construction age | England and Wales: before 1900 | | Floor area | 384 m² | | Last sold | £1,245,000 Sep 2020 | ## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost - **Current rating:** D - **Potential rating:** C - **Current heating cost:** £3,122/year - **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £24,725 ### Recommendations - Q (£4,000 - £14,000) - W (£800 - £1,200) - E (£475) - U (£9,000 - £14,000) - V (£1,500 - £4,000) [View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/8004-3281-5829-3007-7943) ## Description Exceptional village house set in around 1.5 acres of grounds within a sought-after village midway between York and Harrogate. **Description** Laburnum Cottage is an exceptional house in a well-regarded village situated between York and Harrogate. The house has been extended and beautifully designed in recent years, resulting in a wonderful family home with extensive reception rooms and 6 bedrooms. The open kitchen living room is an ideal space and opens onto the orangery with doors leading to a paved terrace, arranged for modern family life and entertaining. The house is set in about 1.5 acres of attractive grounds including well stocked borders and a pony paddock, (not fenced) to the side, with a tack room and stable. In addition there is also a tennis court and in the south-west corner of the garden a fenced play area which has the potential to be a kitchen garden if desired. The garden boasts plum, pear and apple trees as well as a couple of beautiful blossom trees. The double garage has an adjacent gym with a room above that may convert to a number of uses, dependant on the usual consents. Photography from 2018. Please note all distances are approximate. **Location** Green Hammerton is a sought-after village lying midway between York (10 miles) and Harrogate (12 miles) and having easy access to the motorway network from junction 47 of the A1 to the west. There is a railway station at Kirk Hammerton (2 miles) on the York to Harrogate line. Leeds city centre is 25 miles. The village has a range of amenities including a pub, post office with shop, doctor’s surgery, primary school, sports field with modern village hall and playground. Square Footage: 4,095 sq ft Acreage: 1.31 Acres ## Property Photos - ![Front Exterior](/listings/photos/77967913/354432) - Front Exterior - ![Orangery](/listings/photos/77967913/354433) - Orangery - ![Kitchen](/listings/photos/77967913/354435) - Kitchen - ![Sitting Room](/listings/photos/77967913/354437) - Sitting Room - ![Dining Room](/listings/photos/77967913/354438) - Dining Room - ![Drawing Room](/listings/photos/77967913/354439) - Drawing Room - ![Play Room](/listings/photos/77967913/354442) - Play Room - ![Master Bedroom](/listings/photos/77967913/354444) - Master Bedroom - ![Master En Suite](/listings/photos/77967913/354446) - Master En Suite - ![Landing](/listings/photos/77967913/354449) - Landing - ![Garden](/listings/photos/77967913/354452) - Garden - ![Garden](/listings/photos/77967913/354455) - Garden - ![Tennis Court](/listings/photos/77967913/354458) - Tennis Court - ![Stables](/listings/photos/77967913/354460) - Stables - ![Rear Exterior](/listings/photos/77967913/354463) - Rear Exterior ## Floorplans - ![Floorplan](/listings/photos/77967913/354467) - Floorplan ## EPC Graphs - ![EPC Rating Graph](/listings/photos/77967913/354470) - EPC Rating Graph ## Sales History *Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.* | Address | Price | Date | Type | |---------|-------|------|------| | LABURNUM COTTAGE THE GREEN, GREEN HAMMERTON, YORK, HARROGATE, NORTH YORKSHIRE, YO26 8BQ | £1,245,000 | 03/09/2020 | Detached | | LABURNUM COTTAGE THE GREEN, GREEN HAMMERTON, YORK, HARROGATE, NORTH YORKSHIRE, YO26 8BQ | £735,000 | 13/09/2002 | Detached | | LABURNUM COTTAGE THE GREEN, GREEN HAMMERTON, YORK, HARROGATE, NORTH YORKSHIRE, YO26 8BQ | £500,000 | 17/09/1999 | 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 | |---------|-------|------|------| | [Same street] SWISS HOUSE THE GREEN, GREEN HAMMERTON, YORK, NORTH YORKSHIRE, YO26 8BQ | £1,375,000 | 16/01/2026 | Detached | | [Same street] COBWEBS THE GREEN, GREEN HAMMERTON, YORK, NORTH YORKSHIRE, YO26 8BQ | £5,000 | 21/12/2023 | Other | | [Same street] IVY DENE THE GREEN, GREEN HAMMERTON, YORK, NORTH YORKSHIRE, YO26 8BQ | £875,000 | 21/08/2023 | Detached | | EVE'S COTTAGE BOROUGHBRIDGE ROAD, GREEN HAMMERTON, YORK, HARROGATE, NORTH YORKSHIRE, YO26 8AD | £384,000 | 28/10/2022 | Detached | | [Same street] GAINS HOUSE THE GREEN, GREEN HAMMERTON, YORK, YO26 8BQ | £1,150,000 | 08/09/2022 | Detached | | 38 HUGHLINGS CLOSE, GREEN HAMMERTON, YORK, NORTH YORKSHIRE, YO26 8FL | £630,000 | 26/08/2022 | Detached | | 73 HUGHLINGS CLOSE, GREEN HAMMERTON, YORK, NORTH YORKSHIRE, YO26 8FL | £630,000 | 26/08/2022 | Detached | | 67 HUGHLINGS CLOSE, GREEN HAMMERTON, YORK, NORTH YORKSHIRE, YO26 8FL | £550,000 | 23/08/2022 | Detached | | 40 HUGHLINGS CLOSE, GREEN HAMMERTON, YORK, NORTH YORKSHIRE, YO26 8FL | £625,000 | 19/08/2022 | Detached | | 42 HUGHLINGS CLOSE, GREEN HAMMERTON, YORK, NORTH YORKSHIRE, YO26 8FL | £625,000 | 01/07/2022 | Detached | | 69 HUGHLINGS CLOSE, GREEN HAMMERTON, YORK, NORTH YORKSHIRE, YO26 8FL | £625,000 | 01/07/2022 | Detached | | 71 HUGHLINGS CLOSE, GREEN HAMMERTON, YORK, NORTH YORKSHIRE, YO26 8FL | £625,000 | 01/07/2022 | Detached | | [Same street] STAMFORD HOUSE THE GREEN, GREEN HAMMERTON, YORK, HARROGATE, NORTH YORKSHIRE, YO26 8BQ | £950,000 | 10/06/2022 | Detached | | 5 HUGHLINGS CLOSE, GREEN HAMMERTON, YORK, HARROGATE, NORTH YORKSHIRE, YO26 8FL | £450,000 | 08/04/2022 | Detached | | 3 GREEN FARM WYND WOODBINE COTTAGE BACK LANE, GREEN HAMMERTON, YORK, HARROGATE, NORTH YORKSHIRE, YO26 8BH | £428,500 | 04/04/2022 | Detached | | 33 HUGHLINGS CLOSE, GREEN HAMMERTON, YORK, HARROGATE, NORTH YORKSHIRE, YO26 8FL | £549,000 | 04/03/2022 | Detached | | 20 HUGHLINGS CLOSE, GREEN HAMMERTON, YORK, HARROGATE, NORTH YORKSHIRE, YO26 8FL | £359,000 | 17/12/2021 | Detached | | 37 HUGHLINGS CLOSE, GREEN HAMMERTON, YORK, HARROGATE, NORTH YORKSHIRE, YO26 8FL | £480,000 | 10/12/2021 | Detached | | 41 HUGHLINGS CLOSE, GREEN HAMMERTON, YORK, HARROGATE, NORTH YORKSHIRE, YO26 8FL | £555,000 | 10/11/2021 | Detached | | 39 HUGHLINGS CLOSE, GREEN HAMMERTON, YORK, HARROGATE, NORTH YORKSHIRE, YO26 8FL | £535,000 | 16/09/2021 | Detached | | 15 MEADOW VALE, GREEN HAMMERTON, YORK, HARROGATE, NORTH YORKSHIRE, YO26 8BJ | £315,000 | 12/08/2021 | Detached | | RED BARN BACK LANE, GREEN HAMMERTON, YORK, HARROGATE, NORTH YORKSHIRE, YO26 8BH | £625,000 | 29/06/2021 | Detached | | 3 HUGHLINGS CLOSE, GREEN HAMMERTON, YORK, HARROGATE, NORTH YORKSHIRE, YO26 8FL | £463,750 | 24/06/2021 | Detached | | 35 HUGHLINGS CLOSE, GREEN HAMMERTON, YORK, HARROGATE, NORTH YORKSHIRE, YO26 8FL | £555,000 | 22/06/2021 | Detached | | THE OLD BYRE BARN BACK LANE, GREEN HAMMERTON, YORK, HARROGATE, NORTH YORKSHIRE, YO26 8BH | £640,000 | 17/06/2021 | Detached | **Street average:** £871,000 (5 sales) **Area average:** £532,463 (20 sales) ## Price vs local average *Outcode + property type (HousePrices, last 2 years).* - **Local average:** £641,403 (43 Detached, YO26, 2024–2026) - **Deviation:** +101.9% ## 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).* ## 1% Rule - **Rent ratio:** 0.07% (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.* ## Price per Square Metre - **£/m²:** £3,372/m² ## Capital growth trend *Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.* - **5y growth:** 63.9% - **10y growth:** 88.2% ## House Price Index (HM Land Registry) *Official index for Yorkshire and The Humber; Detached series; as of March 2026.* - **1y growth (index):** 1.2% - **5y growth (index):** 19.6% - **10y growth (index):** 49.5% ## Flood risk - **Zone:** 1 - **Risk:** Low - **Source:** Job (default Low) [Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)