65 Barkston Avenue, York, YO26 5BA
About 65 Barkston Avenue
65 Barkston Avenue is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in York (YO26 5BA). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. At 39 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (39–96 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (August 2009) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 39 m² it sits well below the postcode median (76 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £134,000 is 44.9% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£220/sq ft) was about 38.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in August 2014.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
Outside
- Communal gardenYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
65 Barkston Avenue sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Aug 2019
EPC Rating
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Planning history
65 Barkston Avenue has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
8 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
£134,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£92,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
17 August 2014Most recent
£92,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO26 5BA: £175,000 (2025–2014).
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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
Chapelfields Shops — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Westfield Primary Community School. 14 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.2dB







