28 Sherwood Grove, Acomb, York, YO26 5RD
About 28 Sherwood Grove
28 Sherwood Grove is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Acomb, York, York (YO26 5RD). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 911 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2009) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in October 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years. Across 1998–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £337,000 is 34.8% above the 2016 sale price.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
28 Sherwood Grove 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Sept 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Dec 2023DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension following demolition of conservatory
- Agent
- HB Drawing Services
Extension- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/02001/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
28 Sherwood Grove has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£337,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 18 years.
£250,000
Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
6 October 2016Most recent
£250,000
+10.1%over 6 years10 June 2010
£227,000
+219.7%over 12 years23 April 1998
£71,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO26 5RD: £375,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in YO26 5RD
26 Sherwood Grove, Acomb, York, YO26 5RD
Sold May 2025
£420,0006 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
£275,000
Versus other Sherwood Grove homes
EPC Rating for 28 Sherwood Grove lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,955
Street avg £2,889
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 97 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 4.0 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







