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Ivy Cottage, Shirbutt Lane, Hessay, York, YO26 8JT

1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
70 m²
753 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 50
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Ivy Cottage

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

Ivy Cottage is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Hessay, York, York (YO26 8JT). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 70 m² it sits well below the postcode median (160 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £325,000 is 16.1% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£372/sq ft) was about 122.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold April 2022 for £280,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • ParkingOff street

Building

  • Heating systemOil
  • Period featuresYes
  • RefurbishedYes
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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E50
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Ivy Cottage, Shirbutt Lane, Hessay, York, YO26 8JT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Ivy Cottage has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

  1. Jun 2022
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Single storey rear extension

    Agent
    Carve architecture
    Documents
    5 docs on file
    Reference
    22/00907/FUL
    View planning record
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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.

Sale price has at least doubled since 2002.

Current estimate

£325,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.9% per year over 20 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£280,000

Growth on file: 4.9% per year over 20 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 7 April 2022Most recent

    £280,000

    +161.7%over 20 years

  2. 22 February 2002

    £107,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in YO26 8JT: £520,000 (2024–2018).

On the street

Versus other Shirbutt Lane homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², Ivy Cottage stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£4,000

Street avg £2,384

Strongly above

Floor Area

70 m²

Street avg 175 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.2 t/year

Street avg 7.9 t/year

Above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Ivy Cottage

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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£283k

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£211k

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2 bed
£295k

1 Boroughbridge Road, Green Hammerton

YO26 8AD

3 bed1 bath
£261k

1 Ainsty View, Whixley

YO26 8AJ

3 bed1 bath
£471k

1 Hammerton Close, Kirk Hammerton

YO26 8DJ

4 bed2 bath
£530k

1 Beech Cottages, Kirk Hammerton

YO26 8BX

4 bed1 bath
£330k

1 Frank Lane, Nun Monkton

YO26 8EJ

£348k

1 Kestrel Drive, Green Hammerton

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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.
Full York report

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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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 8JT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for YO26 8JT

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for YO26 8JT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.7dB

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

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