Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
1 Rupert Court is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Hessay, York, York (YO26 8JR). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (February 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and main heating went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Today's modelled estimate of £359,000 is 19.7% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£273/sq ft) was about 28.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 102 m² it's 29.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (145 m² median across 27 EPCs). Sold July 2022 for £300,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
1 Rupert Court's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Certificate validity
Valid until 13 March 2030
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
Get a survey for this property
Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £955 · Includes VAT
1 Rupert Court has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£359,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£300,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
17 July 2022Most recent
£300,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO26 8JR: £280,000 (2025–2022).
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Sold Aug 2021
1 Rupert Court is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
Price per m²
£2,941
Street avg £2,929
Floor Area
102 m²
Street avg 169 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 7.7 t/year
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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
0.1 km
Hessay Methodist Chapel — bus stop.
Closest school
1.8 km
Rufforth Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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