Barn End, Main Street, Hessay, York, YO26 8JR

Barn End is a detached house in Hessay, York, York (YO26 8JR). It has a recorded floor area of 203 m² (around 2185 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (June 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 94), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

Held since October 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 203 m² the property is well over the postcode median (139 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 85% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £700,000 sits 70.7% above the 2006 sale of £410,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.