3 Bismarck Street, York, YO26 4XY
About 3 Bismarck Street
3 Bismarck Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in York (YO26 4XY). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a C (score 71). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since October 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 2-band jump.
Held since November 1996 — that's 30 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £193,000 sits 359.5% above the 1996 sale of £42,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£85/sq ft) was about 40.4% below the postcode norm. At 46 m² it's 25.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (62 m² median across 50 EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Building
- TenureFreehold
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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
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
3 Bismarck Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
4applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
3 Bismarck Street's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£193,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£42,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
25 November 1996Most recent
£42,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO26 4XY: £183,000 (2025–2019).
Versus other Bismarck Street homes
On floor area, 3 Bismarck Street runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£913
Street avg £1,924
Floor Area
46 m²
Street avg 70 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.9 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Landing Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Poppleton Road Primary School. 26 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.5dB