40 Howe Hill Road, York, YO26 4SW
About 40 Howe Hill Road
40 Howe Hill Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in York (YO26 4SW). It has a recorded floor area of 133 m² (around 1432 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2018) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 133 m² the property is well over the postcode median (79 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 79% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2004. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2003–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £496,000 is 43.8% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£241/sq ft) was about 21.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold October 2019 for £345,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenWest-facing
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
40 Howe Hill Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Mar 2004ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey pitched roof rear extension
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 04/00083/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2003.
£496,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 17 years.
£345,000
Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
24 October 2019Most recent
£345,000
+187.5%over 16 years28 August 2003
£120,000
+9.1%28 February 2003
£110,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO26 4SW: £295,000 (2025–2023).
Versus other Howe Hill Road homes
40 Howe Hill Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,594
Street avg £2,824
Floor Area
133 m²
Street avg 82 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Howe Hill Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Poppleton Road Primary School. 28 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.8dB







