Wasps Nest, Boroughbridge Road, Green Hammerton, York, YO26 8AD
About Wasps Nest
Wasps Nest is a detached house in Green Hammerton, York, York (YO26 8AD). It has a recorded floor area of 157 m² (around 1690 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows an F (score 33), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 157 m² the property is well over the postcode median (76 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations.
Energy performance
Wasps Nest's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 19 June 2034
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Planning history
Planning history at Wasps Nest is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
4 applications on record at Wasps Nest, Boroughbridge Road, Green Hammerton, York, YO26 8AD
- Nov 2004Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
Felling of 1 Beech tree within Green Hammerton Conservation Area.
Conservation Area- Reference
- 04/05435/TCON
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksMay 2019Decision
- Tree WorksOct 2016Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Wasps Nest has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£513,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO26 8AD: £260,000 (2022–2017).
Nearby sales in YO26 8AD
Eves Cottage, Boroughbridge Road, Green Hammerton, York, YO26 8AD
Sold Oct 2022
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Sold Jan 2021
£260,0001 Boroughbridge Road, Green Hammerton, York, YO26 8AD
Sold Jul 2020
£250,000Moat House, Boroughbridge Road, Green Hammerton, York, YO26 8AD
Sold Feb 2019
£350,000The Cottage, Boroughbridge Road, Green Hammerton, York, YO26 8AD
Sold Nov 2017
£150,000
Versus other Boroughbridge Road homes
On co₂ emissions, Wasps Nest runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
33 (F)
Street avg 53 (E)
Floor Area
157 m²
Street avg 84 m²
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
159/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Rosedale Cottage — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Green Hammerton Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.8dB







