Applewood, Main Street, Hessay, York, YO26 8JR
About Applewood
Applewood is a detached house in Hessay, York, York (YO26 8JR). It has a recorded floor area of 208 m² (around 2239 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on oil.
At 208 m² the property is well over the postcode median (139 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£375/sq ft) was about 77% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2021 at £840,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Applewood's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 12 March 2031
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Planning history
3 applications on record at Applewood, Main Street, Hessay, York, YO26 8JR
- Oct 2010ConservatoryFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey
First floor side extension and conservatory to rear
Extension- Documents
- 26 docs on file
- Reference
- 10/01832/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- RenovationJul 2024Decision
- RenovationApr 2022Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Price for Applewood has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
£866,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.6% per year over 24 years.
£840,000
Growth on file: 8.6% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
2 August 2021Most recent
£840,000
+69.7%over 15 years25 May 2006
£495,050
+317.8%over 8 years29 September 1997
£118,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO26 8JR: £300,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in YO26 8JR
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£625,0001 Rupert Court, Main Street, Hessay, York, YO26 8JR
Sold Jul 2022
£300,000Dovecote, Main Street, Hessay, York, YO26 8JR
Sold Nov 2021
£625,000
Versus other Main Street homes
On price per m², Applewood stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,038
Street avg £2,868
Floor Area
208 m²
Street avg 165 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.9 t/year
Street avg 7.9 t/year
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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
0.1 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







