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About The Old Vicarage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
The Old Vicarage is a detached house in Whixley, York, York (YO26 8AR). It has a recorded floor area of 561 m² (around 6039 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 561 m² the property is well over the postcode median (101 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 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
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
The Old Vicarage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E49
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
28.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against The Old Vicarage, Church Street, Whixley, York, YO26 8AR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
A tree works application was refused at The Old Vicarage in 2023.
- Jun 2023Tree WorksTreesRefused
T1 Sycamore - Crown thin by 10 % to remove dead, damaged and hanging branches within Whixley Conservation Area.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The Old Vicarage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£1,877,000
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.
Versus other Church Street homes
Four headline reads against 22 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
The Old Vicarage outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
49 (E)
Street avg 58 (D)
Floor Area
561 m²
Street avg 139 m²
CO₂ Emissions
28.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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.
Road noise across the postcode
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.4dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 14 points of interest in total.
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