Garthend Farm, Shirbutt Lane, Hessay, York, YO26 8JT
About Garthend Farm
Garthend Farm is a detached house in Hessay, York, York (YO26 8JT). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (June 2014) shows a G (score 19), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 63), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on dual fuel. The latest certificate is from June 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 99 m² it sits well below the postcode median (160 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
Energy performance
Garthend Farm sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Jun 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
Garthend Farm has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Garthend Farm has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£413,000
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 8JT: £520,000 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in YO26 8JT
Barkers House, Shirbutt Lane, Hessay, York, YO26 8JT
Sold May 2024
£845,000Ivy Cottage, Shirbutt Lane, Hessay, York, YO26 8JT
Sold Apr 2022
£280,000Moor Villa Farm, Shirbutt Lane, Hessay, York, YO26 8JT
Sold Sept 2021
£450,0002 Shirbutt Lane, Hessay, York, YO26 8JT
Sold Dec 2018
£520,000The Old School, Shirbutt Lane, Hessay, York, YO26 8JT
Sold May 2018
£700,000
Versus other Shirbutt Lane homes
EPC Rating for Garthend Farm lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
19 (G)
Street avg 55 (E)
Floor Area
99 m²
Street avg 173 m²
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 7.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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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
0.4 km
Main Street — bus stop.
Closest school
1.7 km
Rufforth Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.7dB







