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About Hilfra
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Hilfra is a detached house in Hessay, York, York (YO26 8JR). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1967-1975. The latest certificate (November 2023) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 84 m² it sits well below the postcode median (142 m² across 26 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2025. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Hilfra's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E43
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
8.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Hilfra, Main Street, Hessay, York, YO26 8JR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Hilfra has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Jul 2025ExtensionFullGranted
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey extension extending 8.0 metres beyond the rear wall of the original house, with a height to the eaves of 2.6 metres and a total height of 4.0 metres
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Hilfra has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£363,000
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.
Versus other Main Street homes
Four headline reads against 25 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On habitable rooms, Hilfra runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
43 (E)
Street avg 57 (D)
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 169 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.1 t/year
Street avg 7.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around YO26 8JR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.7dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 18 points of interest in total.
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