31 Beckfield Lane, York, YO26 5PN
About 31 Beckfield Lane
31 Beckfield Lane is a three-bedroom detached house in York (YO26 5PN). It has a recorded floor area of 140 m² (around 1507 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2020. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 140 m² it's 21.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (115 m² median across 28 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £525,000 is 38.2% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£252/sq ft) was about 23.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold April 2020 for £380,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
31 Beckfield Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 1 September 2029
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Planning history
31 Beckfield Lane has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 31 Beckfield Lane, York, YO26 5PN
- Jul 2020ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey extension extending 5.10 metres beyond the rear wall of the original house, with a height to the eaves of 2.70 metres and a total height of 3.60 metres
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/00944/LHE
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£525,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£380,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 April 2020Most recent
£380,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO26 5PN: £390,000 (2025–2019).
Versus other Beckfield Lane homes
On epc rating, 31 Beckfield Lane runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,714
Street avg £2,749
Floor Area
140 m²
Street avg 114 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 5.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
159/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Beckfield Place — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Carr Infant School. 15 schools nearby.
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A Local Area 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
39.5dB







