Ardwell House, Main Street, Great Ouseburn, York, YO26 9RQ
About Ardwell House
Ardwell House is a four-bedroom detached house in Great Ouseburn, York, York (YO26 9RQ). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2016) shows a G (score 1), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (August 2015); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on house coal. The latest certificate is from May 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 83 m² it's 20.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (105 m² median across 8 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £611,000 sits 54.7% above the 2016 sale of £395,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£442/sq ft) was about 50.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 5 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, new windows and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in April 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
Ardwell House sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 May 2026
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 7 May 2026
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Planning history
Ardwell House has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
5 applications on record at Ardwell House, Main Street, Great Ouseburn, York, YO26 9RQ
- Oct 2016Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
Felling of 1 Cherry Tree within the Great Ouseburn Conservation Area.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/03948/TCON
- More recent applications — locked
- RenovationFeb 2023Decision
- ExtensionDec 2021Decision
+ 2 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Ardwell House valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£611,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£395,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
14 April 2016Most recent
£395,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO26 9RQ: £440,000 (2026–2017).
Nearby sales in YO26 9RQ
2 Lakeside Cottages, Main Street, Great Ouseburn, York, YO26 9RQ
Sold Mar 2026
£335,000Holme Cottage, Main Street, Great Ouseburn, York, YO26 9RQ
Sold Mar 2020
£440,0003 Lakeside Cottages, Main Street, Great Ouseburn, York, YO26 9RQ
Sold Dec 2019
£190,000103 Main Street, Great Ouseburn, York, YO26 9RQ
Sold Jun 2019
£680,000Popes Cottage, Main Street, Great Ouseburn, York, YO26 9RQ
Sold Jan 2017
£575,000
Versus other Main Street homes
Ardwell House outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,759
Street avg £3,407
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 134 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
16.0 t/year
Street avg 6.6 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
0.2 km
Churchfield Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Great Ouseburn Community Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB







