2 Beech Grove, Upper Poppleton, York, YO26 6DS

2 Beech Grove is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Upper Poppleton, York, York (YO26 6DS). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2023) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in October 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).

Sale prices here have outpaced York HPI: 4.7% per year against 0.3% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£479/sq ft) was about 135.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer was July 2025 at £500,000 — fresh data. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 9 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 73% of similar EPCs).