Poplar House, Shirbutt Lane, Hessay, York, YO26 8JT
About Poplar House
Poplar House is a five-bedroom detached house in Hessay, York, York (YO26 8JT). It has a recorded floor area of 276 m² (around 2971 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1967-1975. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views and attached land beyond the plot. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 276 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, 1 approved, 0 refused.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- LandYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
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Energy performance
Poplar House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
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Planning history
- Jun 2021ConditionsIn report
Conditions 3 (landscaping) and 4 (driveway construction) of 20/01854/FUL
- Agent
- Fining Associates
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- AOD/21/00118
- Sept 2016ConditionsIn report
Condition 2 - 04/01661/FUL
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- AOD/16/00298
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Poplar House has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£922,000
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
Poplar House outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
61 (D)
Street avg 51 (E)
Floor Area
276 m²
Street avg 158 m²
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 7.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
8 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