Orchard Cottage, High Street, Whixley, York, YO26 8AW
About Orchard Cottage
Orchard Cottage is a semi-detached house in Whixley, York, York (YO26 8AW). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2017) shows an F (score 26), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 55), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2010. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
Orchard Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 28 February 2027
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Planning history
Orchard Cottage sits within a conservation area — exterior works face additional planning controls.
1 application on record at Orchard Cottage, High Street, Whixley, York, YO26 8AW
- Jul 2010Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
Side prune of 1 Birch tree and reduction of hedge within Whixley Conservation Area.
Conservation Area- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 10/02447/TCON
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Sales history & valuation
Orchard Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£345,000
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 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
Orchard Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
26 (F)
Street avg 53 (E)
Floor Area
116 m²
Street avg 147 m²
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 6.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 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
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.
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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







