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1 planning record
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.
Sale prices here have outpaced York HPI: 4.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. 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. 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. Sold April 2022 for £280,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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 garden
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 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.
- Jun 2022ExtensionFullHouseholder Approval
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
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
See how we calculated this£325,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.9% per year over 20 years.
Last sold (2022)
£280,000
Growth on file: 4.9% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
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
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 175 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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.
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· 07:00 – 23:00
44.0dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 15 points of interest in total.
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