The Old School, Shirbutt Lane, Hessay, York, YO26 8JT
About The Old School
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.
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. Across 2002–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. 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. 8 years since the last transfer (May 2018).
Energy performance
The Old School's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Mar 2026RenovationFullIn report
Insertion of four no. rooflights to front
- Agent
- Micklethwaite
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 26/00218/FUL
- Mar 2026ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey extension extending 5.7 metres beyond the rear wall of the origional house, with a height to the eaves of 2.3 metres and a total height of 3.4 metres
- Agent
- Micklethwaite Planning Consultancy Ltd
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 26/00207/LHE
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2002.
£963,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 16 years.
£700,000
Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
31 May 2018Most recent
£700,000
+207.7%over 16 years1 February 2002
£227,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO26 8JT: £450,000 (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
£520,000Rose Cottage, Shirbutt Lane, Hessay, York, YO26 8JT
Sold Mar 2018
£325,000
Versus other Shirbutt Lane homes
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
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 7.3 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
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.
Go deeper on the local area
The full 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







