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About 2 West Poplars
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
2 West Poplars is a mid-terrace house in Kirk Hammerton, York, York (YO26 8BX). It has a recorded floor area of 137 m² (around 1475 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows an F (score 29), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
It hasn't traded since July 1997, a hold of 29 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £296,000 sits 305.5% above the 1997 sale of £73,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£50/sq ft) was about 76% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 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. At 137 m² it's 16% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (163 m² median across 3 EPCs).
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
2 West Poplars's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F29
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
16.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 2 West Poplars, Kirk Hammerton, York, YO26 8BX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history at 2 West Poplars is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Dec 2020Tree WorksTreesGranted
Pruning of 1no. Blue Cedar to clear telephone line by 2m. Kirk Hammerton Conservation Area.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
2 West Poplars's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£296,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (1997)
£73,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus the street
Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for 2 West Poplars lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£533
Street avg £2,701
Floor Area
137 m²
Street avg 164 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
The Green — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around YO26 8BX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.4dB
Everything within walking distance
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