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Get startedRandom Stones is a three-bedroom detached house in Hessay, York, York (YO26 8JR). It has a recorded floor area of 145 m² (around 1561 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1967-1975. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in November 2013 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Sale prices here have outpaced York HPI: 6.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £615,000 is 23% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£320/sq ft) was about 51.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2019 at £499,950.
Random Stones's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Random Stones has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£615,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 20 years.
£499,950
Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 20 years.
On epc rating, Random Stones runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,448
Street avg £2,873
Floor Area
145 m²
Street avg 167 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.7dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Cavity wall insulation installed
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
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17 September 2019Most recent
£499,950
+244.8%over 20 years7 April 1999
£145,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO26 8JR: £300,000 (2025–2022).
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 7.9 t/year
YO26 8BX
Closest school
1.8 km
Rufforth Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.5dB
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