Springwell House, Church Street, Kirk Hammerton, York, YO26 8DD
About Springwell House
Springwell House is a five-bedroom detached house in Kirk Hammerton, York, York (YO26 8DD). It has a recorded floor area of 346 m² (around 3724 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2013) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since February 2010. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.
At 346 m² the property is well over the postcode median (112 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 9 planning records sit against the property, 8 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Last sale on file: £1,110,000 in November 2018. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1997–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,257,000 is 13.2% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£298/sq ft) was about 56.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- LandYes
Energy performance
Springwell House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Mar 2023
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Roof insulation improved
Planning history
Springwell House has been through 8 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Oct 2024Tree WorksTreesIn report
Lateral reduction (by 2m), crown reduction (by 2.4m) and crown lift (to 5.2m) of 1no Willow tree (T1) of tree Preservation Order 30/2007
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- ZC24/03091/TPO
- Sept 2020Tree WorksTreesIn report
Crown lift (by 2.7metres between the branch tips and ground surface over the adjacent public footpath only and by 5.2metres between the branch tips and ground surface over the adjacent highway only) and Crown reduce (on the property side only to achieve a maximum clearance of 2metres between the branch tips and the adjacent building only) of 1 Weeping Willow tree T1 of Tree Preservation Order 30/2007.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/02249/TPO
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Springwell House was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,257,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.5% per year over 21 years.
£1,110,000
Growth on file: 8.5% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
2 November 2018Most recent
£1,110,000
-3.5%over 5 years10 October 2013
£1,150,000
+44.7%over 6 years15 December 2006
£795,000
+153.2%over 7 years3 November 1999
£314,000
+61.0%over 2 years22 July 1997
£195,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO26 8DD: £252,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in YO26 8DD
Kirkholme, Church Street, Kirk Hammerton, York, YO26 8DD
Sold Jul 2025
£252,000Cherry Tree House, Church Street, Kirk Hammerton, York, YO26 8DD
Sold Sept 2022
£520,000Holdene, Church Street, Kirk Hammerton, York, YO26 8DD
Sold Jan 2022
£265,0002 Church Street, Kirk Hammerton, York, YO26 8DD
Sold Oct 2021
£245,4991 Church Street, Kirk Hammerton, York, YO26 8DD
Sold Jan 2021
£185,000
Versus other Church Street homes
On floor area, Springwell House stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,208
Street avg £2,791
Floor Area
346 m²
Street avg 228 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
21.0 t/year
Street avg 12.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
The Green — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Kirk 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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.6dB







