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About Ascension House
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Ascension House is a four-bedroom detached house in Whixley, York, York (YO26 8AR). It has a recorded floor area of 162 m² (around 1744 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (December 2015) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in May 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from December 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 162 m² the property is well over the postcode median (101 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £726,000 is 11.7% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£373/sq ft) was about 35.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: November 2022 at £650,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private garden
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Ascension House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Dec 2025
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Ascension House, Church Street, Whixley, York, YO26 8AR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Ascension House has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Aug 2024Tree WorksTreesGranted
T2 Sycamore - Remove suckering growth from base of the tree, within Tree Preservation Order 19/2007.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£726,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2022)
£650,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Church Street homes
Four headline reads against 22 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, Ascension House runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,012
Street avg £4,519
Floor Area
162 m²
Street avg 157 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the York district page.
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
Stone Gate — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around YO26 8AR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.4dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 14 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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Common questions
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