Moor Villa Farm, Shirbutt Lane, Hessay, York, YO26 8JT
About Moor Villa Farm
Moor Villa Farm is a detached house in Hessay, York, York (YO26 8JT). It has a recorded floor area of 249 m² (around 2680 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (September 2012) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from September 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 249 m² the property is well over the postcode median (139 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £658,000 is 46.2% above the 2021 sale price. Sold September 2021 for £450,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Moor Villa Farm'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Sept 2022
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 20 September 2022
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Planning history
2 applications on record at Moor Villa Farm, Shirbutt Lane, Hessay, York, YO26 8JT
- Feb 2017Change of UseOutlineOutcome in report
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed use of existing dwelling as a residential home for a maximum of 4no. children/young people aged 16-25 to reside at the site at any one time
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/02798/CPU
- More recent applications — locked
- Change of UseMar 2020Decision
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£658,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£450,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 September 2021Most recent
£450,000
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
£280,0002 Shirbutt Lane, Hessay, York, YO26 8JT
Sold Dec 2018
£520,000The Old School, Shirbutt Lane, Hessay, York, YO26 8JT
Sold May 2018
£700,000Rose Cottage, Shirbutt Lane, Hessay, York, YO26 8JT
Sold Mar 2018
£325,000
Versus other Shirbutt Lane homes
On co₂ emissions, Moor Villa Farm runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,807
Street avg £2,627
Floor Area
249 m²
Street avg 161 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
17.0 t/year
Street avg 6.9 t/year
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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
159/mo
Falling 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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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.7dB







