Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Orchard Cottage, High Street, Whixley, York, YO26 8AW
1 planning record
Estimated value
£345,000
- Against YO26 8AW's recent median (£600,000)-42%
Newest record on this page: February 2026. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
116 m²
1249 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 26
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£345,000
- Against YO26 8AW's recent median (£600,000)-42%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Orchard Cottage is modelled from its 116 m² EPC floor area, the absence of a recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in YO26 8AW. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
116 m² from the EPC lodged in February 2017
Sales of this home
No sale recorded since 1995
Recent sales in YO26 8AW
5 sales, median £600,000 (2026–2025)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: February 2026 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Orchard Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
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
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- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About Orchard Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
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).
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Orchard Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate
Feb 2017EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F26
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
12.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 28 February 2027
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Orchard Cottage, High Street, Whixley, York, YO26 8AW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
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
1decisions4documents3nearby
Flagged:Conservation area
- 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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Versus other High Street homes
Four headline reads against 26 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
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
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.
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.
Nearest schools
- Green Hammerton Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary1.7km
- Kirk Hammerton Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary3.0km
Nearest stops
- Stone GateBus stop152m
- Vine Farm CloseBus stop213m
- Acres LaneBus stop832m
- Brotes LaneBus stop842m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences703 reports37%
- Anti-social Behaviour459 reports24%
- Criminal Damage & Arson162 reports9%
- Other Theft123 reports6%
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
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· 07:00 – 23:00
46.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildNo mains gas
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for Orchard Cottage is modelled from its 116 m² EPC floor area, the absence of a recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in YO26 8AW. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. No sale is recorded for Orchard Cottage, which usually means it hasn't changed hands since 1995 or the sale was not for value. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Orchard Cottage was lodged in February 2017 at band F and is valid until February 2027. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to Orchard Cottage. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 12 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 2 schools and 13 stops listed are measured in a straight line from YO26 8AW, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- Orchard Cottage is in council tax band D. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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