23 Sowerby Road, York, YO26 4RN
About 23 Sowerby Road
23 Sowerby Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in York (YO26 4RN). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 781 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2008) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). The latest certificate is from October 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 2000–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £195,000 sits 50% above the 2016 sale of £130,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£166/sq ft) was about 26.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in January 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
23 Sowerby Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Oct 2018
EPC Rating
Planning history
23 Sowerby Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
4applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
23 Sowerby Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2000.
£195,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 16 years.
£130,000
Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
29 January 2016Most recent
£130,000
+30.0%over 6 years15 October 2009
£100,000
-13.0%over 4 years23 June 2005
£115,000
+42.0%over 1 year7 April 2004
£81,000
+80.2%over 4 years14 January 2000
£44,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO26 4RN: £152,500 (2025–2017).
Versus other Sowerby Road homes
23 Sowerby Road is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,792
Street avg £2,231
Floor Area
73 m²
Street avg 59 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 2.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Sowerby Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Poppleton Road Primary School. 24 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.3dB







