20 Church Gate, York, YO26 5BW
About 20 Church Gate
20 Church Gate is a three-bedroom detached house in York (YO26 5BW). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (November 2008); the latest reading is one band lower. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 89).
At 80 m² it's 16.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (69 m² median across 18 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £376,000 is 15.7% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£377/sq ft) was about 21.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused. Last sale on file: £325,000 in March 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Window efficiency improved
Floor insulation added or improved
Planning history
A recent planning application at 20 Church Gate was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Nov 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension, dormer to rear and 3no. rooflights to front
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/02000/FUL
- Aug 2021ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed development of single storey rear extension and dormer to rear
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/01430/CPD
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 20 Church Gate
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- A planning decision worth checking
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 20 Church Gate was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£376,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£325,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
25 March 2022Most recent
£325,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO26 5BW: £195,000 (2019–2017).
Versus other Church Gate homes
Years Held for 20 Church Gate lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,063
Street avg £3,557
Floor Area
80 m²
Street avg 69 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.1 t/year
Street avg 2.1 t/year
Similar properties nearby
The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Norman Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Carr Infant School. 17 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.9dB







