26 Sherwood Grove, Acomb, York, YO26 5RD
About 26 Sherwood Grove
26 Sherwood Grove is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Acomb, York, York (YO26 5RD). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Other recorded features include notable views. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
A recent sale: £420,000 in May 2025. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2015. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£394/sq ft) was about 60.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- StudyYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
26 Sherwood Grove has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Apr 2015ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey extension extending 6 metres beyond the rear wall of the original house, with a height to the eaves of 2.5 metres and a total height of 3.6 metres
- Agent
- Planning and Design Assoc
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/00570/LHE
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Sales history & valuation
26 Sherwood Grove has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£434,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.2% per year over 28 years.
£420,000
Growth on file: 7.2% per year over 28 years.
Sales timeline
13 May 2025Most recent
£420,000
+600.0%over 28 years17 April 1997
£60,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO26 5RD: £322,000 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in YO26 5RD
6 Sherwood Grove, Acomb, York, YO26 5RD
Sold Mar 2023
£260,0009 Sherwood Grove, Acomb, York, YO26 5RD
Sold Dec 2022
£375,0007 Sherwood Grove, Acomb, York, YO26 5RD
Sold Sept 2022
£490,00017 Sherwood Grove, Acomb, York, YO26 5RD
Sold Jan 2022
£275,0003 Sherwood Grove, Acomb, York, YO26 5RD
Sold Apr 2021
£322,000
Versus other Sherwood Grove homes
26 Sherwood Grove is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£4,242
Street avg £2,782
Floor Area
99 m²
Street avg 96 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 4.1 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
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Norman Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Carr Infant School. 15 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.0dB







