Ash Tree House, High Street, Whixley, York, YO26 8AW
About Ash Tree House
Ash Tree House is a four-bedroom detached house in Whixley, York, York (YO26 8AW). It has a recorded floor area of 172 m² (around 1851 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 55). Main heating runs on lpg. Other recorded features include a conservatory and outbuildings.
At 172 m² the property is well over the postcode median (109 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£446/sq ft) was about 71.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold November 2022 for £825,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- OutbuildingsYes
Energy performance
Ash Tree House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 16 June 2032
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Planning history
2 applications on record at Ash Tree House, High Street, Whixley, York, YO26 8AW
- Dec 2011Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
Crown lifting by 4-4.5metres, crown cleaning and deadwooding of 1 Ash tree within Whixley Conservation Area.
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 11/04435/TCON
- More recent applications — locked
- TreesDec 2013Decision
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£838,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£825,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 November 2022Most recent
£825,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO26 8AW: £600,000 (2026–2025).
Nearby sales in YO26 8AW
Duckstone Cottage, High Street, Whixley, York, YO26 8AW
Sold Feb 2026
£289,950Oaklands, High Street, Whixley, York, YO26 8AW
Sold Jan 2026
£4,800,000Willow Barn, High Street, Whixley, York, YO26 8AW
Sold Oct 2025
£600,000Fir Tree Farm, High Street, Whixley, York, YO26 8AW
Sold Oct 2025
£752,500Hale Cottage, High Street, Whixley, York, YO26 8AW
Sold Sept 2025
£239,472
Versus other High Street homes
On price per m², Ash Tree House stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,797
Street avg £3,389
Floor Area
172 m²
Street avg 145 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.8 t/year
Street avg 6.8 t/year
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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
159/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Stone Gate — bus stop.
Closest school
1.7 km
Green Hammerton Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB







