7 Sherwood Grove, Acomb, York, YO26 5RD
About 7 Sherwood Grove
7 Sherwood Grove is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Acomb, York, York (YO26 5RD). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include notable views. 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. Across 2020–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 36.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £586,000 is 19.6% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£484/sq ft) was about 97.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2022 for £490,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jul 2020ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension, hip to gable roof extension with dormer to rear and 2no. roof lights to front.
- Agent
- Complete Plans2Build Limited
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/00873/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 7 Sherwood Grove was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£586,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 36.9% per year over 2 years.
£490,000
Growth on file: 36.9% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
11 September 2022Most recent
£490,000
+118.3%over 2 years17 March 2020
£224,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO26 5RD: £322,000 (2025–2021).
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
£375,00017 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
Price per m² for 7 Sherwood Grove runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,213
Street avg £2,701
Floor Area
94 m²
Street avg 97 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 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







