12 Birkdale Grove, York, YO26 5RW
About 12 Birkdale Grove
12 Birkdale Grove is a detached house in York (YO26 5RW). It has a recorded floor area of 155 m² (around 1668 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 155 m² it's 29.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (120 m² median across 4 EPCs). On the market in May 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years. Across 1999–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £558,000 is 28.3% above the 2017 sale price.
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EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Oct 2012ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
First floor rear extension and first floor window to side
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 12/02622/FUL
- Dec 2006DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey pitched roof rear extension after demolition of conservatory
Extension- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/02491/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 12 Birkdale Grove was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£558,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.3% per year over 18 years.
£435,000
Growth on file: 7.3% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
29 May 2017Most recent
£435,000
+79.8%over 14 years21 May 2003
£242,000
+96.7%over 3 years17 June 1999
£123,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO26 5RW: £360,000 (2025–2004).
Versus other Birkdale Grove homes
Price per m² for 12 Birkdale Grove lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,806
Street avg £3,382
Floor Area
155 m²
Street avg 119 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 4.8 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
Turnberry Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Carr Infant School. 16 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.4dB







