# 6 bedroom detached house for sale (YO26 8BQ) ## Property Details | Key | Value | |-----|-------| | Address | LOW ROYD, THE GREEN, YORK, GREEN HAMMERTON, NORTH YORKSHIRE YO26 8BQ | | Price | £1,400,000 | | Construction age | England and Wales: 2003-2006 | | Floor area | 375 m² | | Last sold | £1,400,000 Jun 2015 | ## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost - **Current rating:** D - **Potential rating:** D - **Expiry date:** 08/06/2030 - **Current heating cost:** £3,101/year - **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £9,755 ### Recommendations - E (£255) - N (£4,000 - £6,000) - U (£3,500 - £5,500) [View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0770-2801-7269-2400-7065) ## Description Remarkably handsome listed house on village green with separate cottage Entrance hall, garden room, kitchen breakfast room with Aga, larder, utility, wc, dining room, sitting room, study, family room, wine cellar Master bedroom suite with dressing room and bathroom, bedroom with en suite shower room, 2 further first floor bedrooms, house bathroom 2 second floor bedrooms, bathroom, playroom Detached cottage, gardens and grounds totalling some 4.4 acres Low Royd must surely be one of North Yorkshire’s best kept secrets. It is a property of particular charm facing the broad village green and right at the heart of a much-loved village in the Harrogate District of North Yorkshire. Built of traditional brick and cobble construction under a pantile and Yorkshire slate roof, its traditional character has been sympathetically retained. The current owners have in recent years, however, skilfully modernised and extended the property, adding a large south facing extension to provide modern living on a grand scale. Freehold for sale •The house fronts the green in a Conservation area •17th century origins with deep inglenooks, ceiling timbers, Yorkshire lights, casement windows •The kitchen breakfast room and garden room face south and west over the gardens •The Secret Drawer company of Ilkley installed the kitchen which includes a 4-over Aga and in-built Miele coffee machine •The main house is spread over three floors and extends to nearly 4000 sq. ft. •The cottage annexe has been cleverly converted from an original outbuilding and provides excellent ancillary accommodation •Set in 4.4 acres of formal gardens, orchard and paddock •Perfect location with easy access to York, Harrogate and A1 Outside The house is accessed down a gravel drive that swings to the right of the house. A formal front garden faces the village green and lies behind a low picket fence. To the rear a sweeping lawn stretches away from the back of the house where there is an orchard, a blue bell wood, rhododendrons, formal garden beds, vegetable garden and green house. The rear orchard, serviced by electricity and water, contains a good sized garden shed and areas for chickens and pigs. In Spring the gardens proliferate with snow drops, daffodils, bluebells and tulips. Mature trees abound including oak, copper beech, sycamore and silver birch. In all some 4.4 acres. Environs Green Hammerton lies west of York and exactly mid-way between York and Harrogate, convenient for the shops and schools in both those major centres and a short distance too from Queen Ethelburga’s. There is a daily bus service to both town and city. This bustling and thriving village enjoys a strong community spirit and excellent amenities, including a pub, primary school, two churches, post office, a doctor’s surgery and new village hall with children’s playground , cricket club and sports field. The railway stations of Hammerton and Cattal are a few minutes’ drive away, and a variety of good local facilities, including a supermarket, can be found in the nearby market town Boroughbridge. Harrogate 10 miles, York 10 miles, Boroughbridge 7 miles, Leeds 18 miles, A1 3 miles (Distances approximate) Services Mains water, electric and drainage. Heat pump fired underfloor central heating. Local authority Harrogate Borough 01423 500 600 Directions From the A59 York to Harrogate road, turn right into Green Hammerton village and turn right again onto The Green. Low Royd is towards the bottom end of The Green on the left hand side, as denoted by the agents For Sale Board. ## Property Photos - ![Low Royd](/listings/photos/48727621/354487) - Low Royd - ![the green](/listings/photos/48727621/354488) - the green - ![drive](/listings/photos/48727621/354489) - drive - ![sitting room](/listings/photos/48727621/354490) - sitting room - ![sitting room](/listings/photos/48727621/354491) - sitting room - ![kitchen with Aga](/listings/photos/48727621/354492) - kitchen with Aga - ![kitchen breakfast](/listings/photos/48727621/354493) - kitchen breakfast - ![dining room](/listings/photos/48727621/354496) - dining room - ![sun room](/listings/photos/48727621/354498) - sun room - ![staircase and...](/listings/photos/48727621/354500) - staircase and... - ![bedroom](/listings/photos/48727621/354502) - bedroom - ![bathroom](/listings/photos/48727621/354504) - bathroom - ![bedroom](/listings/photos/48727621/354507) - bedroom - ![bathroom](/listings/photos/48727621/354508) - bathroom - ![rear of house and](/listings/photos/48727621/354509) - rear of house and - ![vegetable garden](/listings/photos/48727621/354510) - vegetable garden - ![garden](/listings/photos/48727621/354511) - garden - ![field and view](/listings/photos/48727621/354512) - field and view - ![land and view](/listings/photos/48727621/354514) - land and view ## Floorplans - ![Low Royd floorplan](/listings/photos/48727621/354515) - Low Royd floorplan - ![Site plan](/listings/photos/48727621/354518) - Site plan ## Sales History *Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.* | Address | Price | Date | Type | |---------|-------|------|------| | LOW ROYD THE GREEN, GREEN HAMMERTON, YORK, HARROGATE, NORTH YORKSHIRE, YO26 8BQ | £1,400,000 | 11/06/2015 | Detached | ## Sold Comparables *Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.* | Address | Price | Date | Type | |---------|-------|------|------| | SWISS HOUSE THE GREEN, GREEN HAMMERTON, YORK, NORTH YORKSHIRE, YO26 8BQ | £1,375,000 | 16/01/2026 | Detached | | IVY DENE THE GREEN, GREEN HAMMERTON, YORK, NORTH YORKSHIRE, YO26 8BQ | £875,000 | 21/08/2023 | Detached | | EVE'S COTTAGE BOROUGHBRIDGE ROAD, GREEN HAMMERTON, YORK, HARROGATE, NORTH YORKSHIRE, YO26 8AD | £384,000 | 28/10/2022 | Detached | | GAINS HOUSE THE GREEN, GREEN HAMMERTON, YORK, YO26 8BQ | £1,150,000 | 08/09/2022 | Detached | | 38 HUGHLINGS CLOSE, GREEN HAMMERTON, YORK, NORTH YORKSHIRE, YO26 8FL | £630,000 | 26/08/2022 | Detached | | 73 HUGHLINGS CLOSE, GREEN HAMMERTON, YORK, NORTH YORKSHIRE, YO26 8FL | £630,000 | 26/08/2022 | Detached | | 67 HUGHLINGS CLOSE, GREEN HAMMERTON, YORK, NORTH YORKSHIRE, YO26 8FL | £550,000 | 23/08/2022 | Detached | | 40 HUGHLINGS CLOSE, GREEN HAMMERTON, YORK, NORTH YORKSHIRE, YO26 8FL | £625,000 | 19/08/2022 | Detached | | 71 HUGHLINGS CLOSE, GREEN HAMMERTON, YORK, NORTH YORKSHIRE, YO26 8FL | £625,000 | 01/07/2022 | Detached | | 42 HUGHLINGS CLOSE, GREEN HAMMERTON, YORK, NORTH YORKSHIRE, YO26 8FL | £625,000 | 01/07/2022 | Detached | | 69 HUGHLINGS CLOSE, GREEN HAMMERTON, YORK, NORTH YORKSHIRE, YO26 8FL | £625,000 | 01/07/2022 | Detached | | STAMFORD HOUSE THE GREEN, GREEN HAMMERTON, YORK, HARROGATE, NORTH YORKSHIRE, YO26 8BQ | £950,000 | 10/06/2022 | Detached | | 71 NEW LANE, GREEN HAMMERTON, YORK, HARROGATE, NORTH YORKSHIRE, YO26 8BL | £565,000 | 13/05/2022 | Detached | | 73 NEW LANE, GREEN HAMMERTON, YORK, HARROGATE, NORTH YORKSHIRE, YO26 8BL | £470,000 | 13/05/2022 | Detached | | 5 HUGHLINGS CLOSE, GREEN HAMMERTON, YORK, HARROGATE, NORTH YORKSHIRE, YO26 8FL | £450,000 | 08/04/2022 | Detached | | 3 GREEN FARM WYND WOODBINE COTTAGE BACK LANE, GREEN HAMMERTON, YORK, HARROGATE, NORTH YORKSHIRE, YO26 8BH | £428,500 | 04/04/2022 | Detached | | 33 HUGHLINGS CLOSE, GREEN HAMMERTON, YORK, HARROGATE, NORTH YORKSHIRE, YO26 8FL | £549,000 | 04/03/2022 | Detached | | 75 NEW LANE, GREEN HAMMERTON, YORK, HARROGATE, NORTH YORKSHIRE, YO26 8BL | £455,000 | 17/02/2022 | Detached | | 20 HUGHLINGS CLOSE, GREEN HAMMERTON, YORK, HARROGATE, NORTH YORKSHIRE, YO26 8FL | £359,000 | 17/12/2021 | Detached | | 37 HUGHLINGS CLOSE, GREEN HAMMERTON, YORK, HARROGATE, NORTH YORKSHIRE, YO26 8FL | £480,000 | 10/12/2021 | Detached | **Area average:** £640,025 (20 sales) ## Price vs local average *Outcode + property type (HousePrices, last 2 years).* - **Local average:** £641,403 (43 Detached, YO26, 2024–2026) - **Deviation:** +118.3% ## Rental Range *ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Yorkshire and The Humber). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.* - **Low:** £770/mo - **Realistic:** £855/mo - **Optimistic:** £941/mo ## LHA (Local Housing Allowance) *VOA 30th percentile rent floor for York (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).* ## 1% Rule - **Rent ratio:** 0.06% (weak for cashflow) - **Max investor price (0.8%):** £106,875 - **Target investor price (1%):** £85,500 *Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on Area rent estimate.* ## Price per Square Metre - **£/m²:** £3,733/m² ## Capital growth trend *Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.* - **5y growth:** 62% - **10y growth:** 73.1% ## House Price Index (HM Land Registry) *Official index for Yorkshire and The Humber; Detached series; as of March 2026.* - **1y growth (index):** 1.2% - **5y growth (index):** 19.6% - **10y growth (index):** 49.5% ## Flood risk - **Zone:** 1 - **Risk:** Low - **Source:** Job (default Low) [Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)