1 Main Street, Hessay, York, YO26 8JR
About 1 Main Street
1 Main Street is an end-of-terrace house in Hessay, York, York (YO26 8JR). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in November 2016 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, main heating went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 99), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 75 m² it sits well below the postcode median (145 m² across 27 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
Planning history
1 Main Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
1 Main Street has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£324,000
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 8JR: £300,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in YO26 8JR
2 Main Street, Hessay, York, YO26 8JR
Sold Oct 2025
£280,000Fieldside House, Main Street, Hessay, York, YO26 8JR
Sold Jul 2024
£625,0001 Rupert Court, Main Street, Hessay, York, YO26 8JR
Sold Jul 2022
£300,000Dovecote, Main Street, Hessay, York, YO26 8JR
Sold Nov 2021
£625,000Applewood, Main Street, Hessay, York, YO26 8JR
Sold Aug 2021
£840,000
Versus other Main Street homes
On floor area, 1 Main Street runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
57 (D)
Street avg 57 (D)
Floor Area
75 m²
Street avg 170 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 8.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 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
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Hessay Methodist Chapel — bus stop.
Closest school
1.8 km
Rufforth Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.5dB







