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Orchard Grange, Main Street, Hessay, York, YO26 8JR

4 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
214 m²
2304 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 66
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Orchard Grange

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Orchard Grange is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Hessay, York, York (YO26 8JR). It has a recorded floor area of 214 m² (around 2304 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2012) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from February 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 214 m² the property is well over the postcode median (139 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2000–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £556,000 sits 56.6% above the 2014 sale of £355,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£154/sq ft) was about 30.4% below the postcode norm. Last sold in May 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Dining roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Private gardenFront and rear
  • GarageDouble, Detached
  • Summer houseYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Orchard Grange's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Feb 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D66
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Orchard Grange, Main Street, Hessay, York, YO26 8JR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Orchard Grange has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

3applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Orchard Grange

Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Orchard Grange valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£556,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.2% per year over 14 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2014)

£355,000

Growth on file: 4.2% per year over 14 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 6 May 2014Most recent

    £355,000

    -12.1%over 5 years
  2. 24 June 2008

    £404,000

    +16.8%over 4 years
  3. 27 May 2004

    £346,000

    +73.0%over 3 years
  4. 11 July 2000

    £200,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in YO26 8JR: £300,000 (2025–2022).

On the street

Versus other Main Street homes

Four headline reads against 26 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Orchard Grange is notably below the street on price per m².

Price per m²

£1,659

Street avg £2,978

Strongly below

Floor Area

214 m²

Street avg 164 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

7.9 t/year

Street avg 8.0 t/year

Above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Orchard Grange

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the York district page.

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.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

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 road noise heatmap for YO26 8JR

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for YO26 8JR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.5dB

Low
55 dB
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75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Orchard Grange, Main Street, Hessay, York, YO26 8JR. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.