20 Poplar Street, York, YO26 4SG
About 20 Poplar Street
20 Poplar Street is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in York (YO26 4SG). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since April 2010. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include outbuildings.
Most recent transfer: December 2021 at £225,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £260,000 is 15.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£348/sq ft) was about 65.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- ParkingOff street
- OutbuildingsYes
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
Planning history
20 Poplar Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
4applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 20 Poplar Street has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.
£260,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.3% per year over 24 years.
£225,000
Growth on file: 7.3% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
1 December 2021Most recent
£225,000
+57.9%over 10 years4 February 2011
£142,500
22 June 2006
£142,500
+63.8%over 4 years25 April 2002
£87,000
+107.1%over 4 years27 February 1998
£42,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO26 4SG: £225,000 (2025–2022).
Versus other Poplar Street homes
20 Poplar Street outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,750
Street avg £2,477
Floor Area
60 m²
Street avg 62 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 t/year
Street avg 3.3 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
Seldon Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Poppleton Road Primary School. 26 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.4dB