What kind of home is 56 Bismarck Street, YO26 4XY?

56 Bismarck Street, YO26 4XY is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 56 Bismarck Street, YO26 4XY?

56 Bismarck Street, YO26 4XY last sold for £100,000 in November 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £42,500 in December 2002, so prices have been rising over 20 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 56 Bismarck Street, YO26 4XY changed over time?

Across 2 sales between December 2002 and November 2022, 56 Bismarck Street, YO26 4XY rose from £42,500 to £100,000, a change of £57,500. That works out to roughly +4.4% per year compounded over 20 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 56 Bismarck Street, YO26 4XY?

The current EPC rating for 56 Bismarck Street, YO26 4XY is C with a score of 76 out of 100, lodged in June 2015. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 56 Bismarck Street, YO26 4XY?

56 Bismarck Street, YO26 4XY has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (753 sq ft), around 35 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 14% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in YO26 4XY. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 56 Bismarck Street, YO26 4XY use?

The latest EPC at 56 Bismarck Street, YO26 4XY records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 56 Bismarck Street, YO26 4XY?

56 Bismarck Street, YO26 4XY is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 56 Bismarck Street, YO26 4XY in?

56 Bismarck Street, YO26 4XY sits in York. It falls within the YO26 postcode district.

What is crime like near 56 Bismarck Street, YO26 4XY?

Police records around 56 Bismarck Street, YO26 4XY show an average of 4 reported crimes per month over the last 3 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 45% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 56 Bismarck Street, YO26 4XY?

The closest primary school to 56 Bismarck Street, YO26 4XY is Poppleton Road Primary School (437m), one of 21 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Vale of York Academy (1.5km), with 5 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 56 Bismarck Street, YO26 4XY?

The closest bus stop to 56 Bismarck Street, YO26 4XY is Landing Lane, 100m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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56 Bismarck Street, York, YO26 4XY

Extendable

Property type

Semi-detached

Floor 1st

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

70 m²

753 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 76

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Social Rental

Overview

About 56 Bismarck Street

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

56 Bismarck Street is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in York (YO26 4XY). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band B. At 70 m² this is the 35th smallest of 51 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 42–110 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The latest certificate (June 2015) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The latest certificate is from June 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 2002–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £152,000 sits 52% above the 2022 sale of £100,000. At 70 m² it's 15.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (61 m² median across 50 EPCs). Last sale on file: £100,000 in November 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenYes

Building

Central heatingYes
RefurbishedYes
Extension potentialPossible

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Energy

Energy performance

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

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Jun 2025

EPC Rating

C76

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.0 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 56 Bismarck Street, York, YO26 4XY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

56 Bismarck Street has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

4applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Sale price has at least doubled since 2002.

Current estimate

£152,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.4% per year over 20 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£100,000

Growth on file: 4.4% per year over 20 years.

Sales timeline

18 November 2022Most recent
£100,000
+135.3%over 19 years
12 December 2002
£42,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in YO26 4XY: £183,000 (2025–2018).

Nearby sales in YO26 4XY

On the street

Versus other Bismarck Street homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

56 Bismarck Street outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

76 (C)

Street avg 76 (C)

On par

Floor Area

70 m²

Street avg 52 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

2.0 t/year

Street avg 1.5 t/year

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

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Comparables

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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.

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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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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for YO26 4XY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.5dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 56 Bismarck Street, York, YO26 4XY. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.