28 Sowerby Road, York, YO26 4RW
About 28 Sowerby Road
28 Sowerby Road is a semi-detached house in York (YO26 4RW). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2012) returns an A (score 99), the top energy band on the EPC scale. The latest certificate is from October 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 50 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 9 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 44–77 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to A, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (99 versus a worst of 68).
At 50 m² it's 20% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (63 m² median across 8 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 88% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
28 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Oct 2022
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 18 October 2022
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Planning history
28 Sowerby Road has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
4 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
28 Sowerby Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£168,000
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 3 sales in YO26 4RW: £148,000 (2020–2001).
Versus other Sowerby Road homes
EPC Rating for 28 Sowerby Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
99 (A)
Street avg 79 (C)
Floor Area
50 m²
Street avg 48 m²
CO₂ Emissions
0.0 t/year
Street avg 1.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
159/mo
Falling 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. 25 schools 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
51.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.6dB







