What kind of home is Priory House, Apartment 1, Priory Street, YO1 6BY?

Priory House, Apartment 1, Priory Street, YO1 6BY is a 2-bedroom end-of-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for Priory House, Apartment 1, Priory Street, YO1 6BY?

Priory House, Apartment 1, Priory Street, YO1 6BY last sold for £223,000 in June 2015, around 11 years ago. Before that, it sold for £189,950 in November 2006, so prices have been rising over 9 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for Priory House, Apartment 1, Priory Street, YO1 6BY?

Across 2 sales between November 2006 and June 2015, Priory House, Apartment 1, Priory Street, YO1 6BY rose from £189,950 to £223,000, a change of £33,050. That works out to roughly +1.9% per year compounded over 9 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for Priory House, Apartment 1, Priory Street, YO1 6BY?

The current EPC rating for Priory House, Apartment 1, Priory Street, YO1 6BY is E with a score of 43 out of 100, lodged in November 2023. It has dropped from a D recorded in August 2011. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Priory House, Apartment 1, Priory Street, YO1 6BY?

Priory House, Apartment 1, Priory Street, YO1 6BY has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (893 sq ft), around 42 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 26% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in YO1 6BY. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Priory House, Apartment 1, Priory Street, YO1 6BY use?

The latest EPC at Priory House, Apartment 1, Priory Street, YO1 6BY records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for Priory House, Apartment 1, Priory Street, YO1 6BY?

Priory House, Apartment 1, Priory Street, YO1 6BY is in council tax band C.

Which area is Priory House, Apartment 1, Priory Street, YO1 6BY in?

Priory House, Apartment 1, Priory Street, YO1 6BY sits in York. It falls within the YO1 postcode district.

Is Priory House, Apartment 1, Priory Street, YO1 6BY in a safe area?

Police records around Priory House, Apartment 1, Priory Street, YO1 6BY show an average of 232 reported crimes per month over the last 18 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 32% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (19% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near Priory House, Apartment 1, Priory Street, YO1 6BY?

The closest primary school to Priory House, Apartment 1, Priory Street, YO1 6BY is Scarcroft Primary School (359m), one of 23 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is All Saints Catholic School York (625m), with 6 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near Priory House, Apartment 1, Priory Street, YO1 6BY?

The closest bus stop to Priory House, Apartment 1, Priory Street, YO1 6BY is Nunnery Lane Car Park, 116m away. The nearest rail option is Main Entrance, 303m away.

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Priory House, Apartment 1, Priory Street, York, YO1 6BY

Property type

End terrace

Floor -1

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

83 m²

893 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 43

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Private Rental

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Overview

About Priory House

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Priory House is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in York (YO1 6BY). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2023) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (August 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 83 m² this is the 7th smallest of 8 units on EPC record in Priory House, where floor areas span 31–84 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to D across 8 units on file.

At 83 m² it's 29.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (64 m² median across 7 EPCs). Last changed hands 11 years ago, in June 2015. Across 2006–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £296,000 is 32.7% above the 2015 sale price.

Specifications

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

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms2

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Priory House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Nov 2023

EPC Rating

E43

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

6.0 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Certificate validity

Valid until 16 November 2033

7 years remaining

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Nov 2023from Aug 2011

EPC improved fromD65toE43

Heating System

Storage HeatersRoom Heaters

Heating system changed

Heating Controls

ManualProg + Stat

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Hot Water

AveragePoor

Hot water efficiency decreased

Low Energy Lighting

40%100%

More low energy lighting installed

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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraBasement FlatEPC EPre-1919 buildNo mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Priory House, Apartment 1, Priory Street, York, YO1 6BY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Priory House has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

10 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Priory House valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£296,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.9% per year over 9 years.

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Last sold (2015)

£223,000

Growth on file: 1.9% per year over 9 years.

Sales timeline

14 June 2015Most recent
£223,000
+17.4%over 8 years
10 November 2006
£189,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in YO1 6BY: £265,000 (2026–2014).

Nearby sales in YO1 6BY

On the street

Versus other Priory Street homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Priory House is notably below the street on price per m².

Price per m²

£2,687

Street avg £4,098

Strongly below

Floor Area

83 m²

Street avg 62 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

6.0 t/year

Street avg 4.9 t/year

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full York report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

232/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Nunnery Lane Car Park — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Scarcroft Primary School. 29 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around YO1 6BY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

55.1dB

Moderate

Night-time road noise heatmap for YO1 6BY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

46.2dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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