Holme Hill Cottage, Church Street, Whixley, York, YO26 8AR
About Holme Hill Cottage
Holme Hill Cottage is a detached house in Whixley, York, York (YO26 8AR). It has a recorded floor area of 174 m² (around 1873 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 174 m² the property is well over the postcode median (102 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2003. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
Holme Hill Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Jul 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Nov 2003Tree WorksTreesIn report
Crown lift and reduction of 1 no Flowering Cherry tree within Whixley Conservation Area.
- Reference
- 03/05225/TCON
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Holme Hill Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£560,000
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 8AR: £450,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in YO26 8AR
1 Whixley Mews, Church Street, Whixley, York, YO26 8AR
Sold Oct 2025
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Sold Feb 2025
£375,000Church Farm, Church Street, Whixley, York, YO26 8AR
Sold Jul 2024
£990,000Werribee Cottage, Church Street, Whixley, York, YO26 8AR
Sold Dec 2023
£450,000Ascension House, Church Street, Whixley, York, YO26 8AR
Sold Nov 2022
£650,000
Versus other Church Street homes
Holme Hill Cottage outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
39 (E)
Street avg 58 (D)
Floor Area
174 m²
Street avg 156 m²
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 7.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 6 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
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Stone Gate — bus stop.
Closest school
2.1 km
Green Hammerton Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.8dB







