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Hale Cottage, High Street, Whixley, York, YO26 8AW

3 sales on record
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
60 m²
646 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 60
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Hale Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Hale Cottage is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Whixley, York, York (YO26 8AW). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since November 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 95), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Period features are noted in the property record.

It changed hands recently, sold September 2025 for £239,472. At 60 m² it sits well below the postcode median (114 m² across 26 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2007–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£371/sq ft) was about 49.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1

Outside

  • Private gardenYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
  • RefurbishedYes
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Hale Cottage

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Jul 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D60
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
5.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Mar 2022from Nov 2011
Low Energy Lighting
40%75%

More low energy lighting installed

Jul 2024from Mar 2022
Roof Insulation
InsulatedWell Insulated

Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels

Low Energy Lighting
75%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Hale Cottage, High Street, Whixley, York, YO26 8AW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Hale Cottage has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

3applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Hale Cottage

Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Hale Cottage's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.

Current estimate

£243,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.2% per year over 18 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2025)

£239,472

Growth on file: 1.2% per year over 18 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 15 September 2025Most recent

    £239,472

    +3.2%over 3 years

  2. 26 June 2022

    £232,000

    +20.2%over 15 years

  3. 11 April 2007

    £193,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in YO26 8AW: £600,000 (2025–2022).

On the street

Versus other High Street homes

Four headline reads against 26 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On floor area, Hale Cottage runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,991

Street avg £3,274

Strongly above

Floor Area

60 m²

Street avg 149 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.2 t/year

Street avg 6.9 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Hale Cottage

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£211k

1 Cowley Mews, Harrogate Road, Green Hammerton

YO26 8HF

2 bed
£283k

1 High Street, Whixley

YO26 8AW

2 bed2 bath
£261k

1 Ainsty View, Whixley

YO26 8AJ

3 bed1 bath
£295k

1 Boroughbridge Road, Green Hammerton

YO26 8AD

3 bed1 bath
£232k

1 Church Street, Kirk Hammerton

YO26 8DD

£257k

1 Coach House Cottages, Priory Estate, Nun Monkton

YO26 8ES

£260k

1 Cormorant Mews, Green Hammerton

YO26 8FT

£264k

1 Church Street, Whixley

YO26 8AR

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the York district page.
Full York report

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

1.7 km

Green Hammerton Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around YO26 8AW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for YO26 8AW

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for YO26 8AW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.5dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Hale Cottage, High Street, Whixley, York, YO26 8AW. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.