Lydiate House, High Street, Whixley, York, YO26 8AW
About Lydiate House
Lydiate House is a three-bedroom detached house in Whixley, York, York (YO26 8AW). It has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (around 1345 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1967-1975. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows an E (score 41), 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.
It hasn't traded since May 2004, a hold of 22 years that's notably long for the area. Across 1995–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £582,000 sits 67.5% above the 2004 sale of £347,500. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
Lydiate House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 2 June 2035
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Planning history
Lydiate House sits within a conservation area — exterior works face additional planning controls.
2 applications on record at Lydiate House, High Street, Whixley, York, YO26 8AW
- Feb 2008OutbuildingFullOutcome in report
Erection of garden room to rear.
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 08/00167/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksNov 2020Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1995.
£582,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.6% per year over 9 years.
£347,500
Growth on file: 12.6% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
5 May 2004Most recent
£347,500
+175.2%over 8 years1 November 1995
£126,250
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
Lydiate House outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,780
Street avg £3,524
Floor Area
125 m²
Street avg 147 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.0 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







