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About 29 Sowerby Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
29 Sowerby Road is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in York (YO26 4RN). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. At 44 m² this is the 5th smallest of 36 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 36–97 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (52 versus a best of 85). The latest certificate (June 2024) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 44 m² it sits well below the postcode median (72 m² across 35 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. It changed hands recently, sold February 2025 for £95,000. Today's modelled estimate of £139,000 is 46.3% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£201/sq ft) was about 56.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Garage
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
29 Sowerby Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E52
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
29 Sowerby Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£139,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2025)
£95,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Sowerby Road homes
Four headline reads against 22 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
29 Sowerby Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
52 (E)
Street avg 72 (C)
Floor Area
44 m²
Street avg 70 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 2.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Sowerby Road — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.4dB
Everything within walking distance
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