2 West Poplars, Kirk Hammerton, York, YO26 8BX
About 2 West Poplars
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
2 West Poplars's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
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 WorksTreesIn report
Pruning of 1no. Blue Cedar to clear telephone line by 2m. Kirk Hammerton Conservation Area.
- Agent
- Scotton Tree Care
Conservation Area- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/04643/TCON
- Nov 2015Tree WorksTreesIn report
Crown reduction (2m) of 1 Cedar and 1 Maple tree within Kirk Hammerton Conservation Area.
- Agent
- Bartlett Tree Experts
Conservation Area- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/04425/TCON
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Sales history & valuation
2 West Poplars's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£296,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£73,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
3 July 1997Most recent
£73,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO26 8BX: £435,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in YO26 8BX
Elmsland House, Kirk Hammerton, York, YO26 8BX
Sold Nov 2024
£850,0003 Beech Cottages, Kirk Hammerton, York, YO26 8BX
Sold Aug 2023
£482,000Brookside, Kirk Hammerton, York, YO26 8BX
Sold Sept 2018
£394,000Brook House, Kirk Hammerton, York, YO26 8BX
Sold Aug 2017
£435,0001 West Poplars, Kirk Hammerton, York, YO26 8BX
Sold Feb 2017
£425,000
Versus the street
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
CO₂ Emissions
16.0 t/year
Street avg 10.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
Closest school
0.4 km
Kirk Hammerton Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB







