The Orchard, Elphin View, Husthwaite, York, YO61 4PZ
About The Orchard
The Orchard is a detached house in Husthwaite, York, York (YO61 4PZ). It has a recorded floor area of 170 m² (around 1830 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg.
At 170 m² the property is well over the postcode median (70 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
The Orchard has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
The Orchard has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£512,000
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 YO61 4PZ: £155,000 (2024–2013).
Versus other Elphin View homes
On floor area, The Orchard stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
50 (E)
Street avg 67 (D)
Floor Area
170 m²
Street avg 73 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 3.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 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
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Village Green — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Husthwaite Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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
45.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.5dB







