Manor Farmhouse, Main Street, Hessay, York, YO26 8JR
About Manor Farmhouse
Manor Farmhouse is a semi-detached house in Hessay, York, York (YO26 8JR). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1996-2002. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in March 2015 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 57 m² it sits well below the postcode median (145 m² across 27 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 85% of similar EPCs). 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, change of use to residential and subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
Manor Farmhouse's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Solar PV panels (30 kWp) installed
Heating system changed
Hot water efficiency improved
External or internal wall insulation added
Floor insulation added or improved
Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- Apr 2014FullIn report
Variation of condition 2 of permitted application 12/03722/FUL to alter windows
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/00382/FUL
- Jan 2013ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Two storey side extension
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 12/03722/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Manor Farmhouse has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£253,000
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).
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£840,000
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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







