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8 Winchester Avenue, York, YO26 4RU

Solar panels5 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Floor 01
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
66 m²
710 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 75
Tenure
Freehold
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Overview

About 8 Winchester Avenue

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

8 Winchester Avenue is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in York (YO26 4RU). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. Tenure is freehold. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. At 66 m² this is the 11th smallest of 16 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 53–98 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 16 units on file. The latest certificate (February 2024) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band.

10 years since the last transfer (December 2016). Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 73% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £168,000 is 29.2% above the 2016 sale price.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Open-plan layoutYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes

Building

  • TenureFreehold
  • Heating systemGas
  • Solar panelsYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate
Feb 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C75
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.1 t/year
Occupancy
Rented

Certificate validity

Valid until 22 February 2034

7 years remaining
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Early 20th century1st Floor FlatFreeholdEPC C

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Winchester Avenue, York, YO26 4RU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Winchester Avenue has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

4 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for 8 Winchester Avenue has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.

Current estimate

£168,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 20 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2016)

£130,000

Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 20 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 5 December 2016Most recent

    £130,000

  2. 19 June 2014

    £130,000

    +62.5%over 8 years

  3. 18 August 2005

    £80,000

    +118.3%over 5 years

  4. 12 November 1999

    £36,650

    +14.5%over 3 years

  5. 4 July 1996

    £32,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in YO26 4RU: £240,000 (2024–2019).

Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 8 Winchester Avenue

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the area

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Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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3 bed
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1 Chelwood Walk

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3 bed1 bath
£175k

1 Forth Street

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the York district page.
Full York report

Crime

159/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Lindsey Avenue — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Poppleton Road Primary School. 27 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around YO26 4RU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for YO26 4RU

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for YO26 4RU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.6dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 8 Winchester Avenue, York, YO26 4RU. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.