56 Church Street, Bilton In Ainsty, York, YO26 7LG
About 56 Church Street
56 Church Street is a four-bedroom detached house in Bilton-In-Ainsty, York, York (YO26 7LG). It has a recorded floor area of 168 m² (around 1808 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Main heating runs on oil.
At 168 m² the property is well over the postcode median (122 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 1995–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£371/sq ft) was about 47% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £670,000 in May 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
Energy performance
56 Church Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history at 56 Church Street is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Feb 2024Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 Sycamore - Crown reduce canopy to give 2m clearance. Remove all deadwood. T2 Sycamore - Crown reduce Height by 1.5-2m and spread by 1-1.5m. Remove all dead wood, within Bilton In Ainsty Conservation Area.
- Agent
- Bartlett Tree Experts
Conservation Area- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- ZC24/00064/TCON
- Jul 2008Tree WorksTreesIn report
Felling of 1 Cherry, crown thinning and lifting of 1 Sycamore and crown lifting 1 Sycamore within Bilton in Ainsty Conservation Area.
- Agent
- Not Available. If this appears on the Comments tab please see the Documents tab for Letter of Representation not PA.
Conservation Area- Reference
- 08/03117/TCON
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 56 Church Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£713,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 27 years.
£670,000
Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 27 years.
Sales timeline
29 May 2022Most recent
£670,000
+277.5%over 27 years11 May 1995
£177,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO26 7LG: £385,000 (2019–2003).
Nearby sales in YO26 7LG
Versus other Church Street homes
On price per m², 56 Church Street stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,988
Street avg £3,085
Floor Area
168 m²
Street avg 137 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.7 t/year
Street avg 6.7 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
0.3 km
St Helen's Church — bus stop.
Closest school
2.2 km
Tockwith Church of England Primary Academy. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.8dB







