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About The Old School
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
The Old School is a detached house in Hessay, York, York (YO26 8JT). It has a recorded floor area of 294 m² (around 3165 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Sale prices here have outpaced York HPI: 7.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £963,000 is 37.6% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£221/sq ft) was about 32.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 294 m² the property is well over the postcode median (139 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £700,000 in June 2018.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
The Old School's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E53
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
13.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against The Old School, Shirbutt Lane, Hessay, York, YO26 8JT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Mar 2026RenovationFullHouseholder Approval
Insertion of four no. rooflights to front
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2002.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£963,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 16 years.
Last sold (2018)
£700,000
Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 16 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.
The Old School outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,381
Street avg £2,564
Floor Area
294 m²
Street avg 157 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 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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