17 Fetter Lane, York, YO1 6EH
About 17 Fetter Lane
17 Fetter Lane is a mid-terrace house in York (YO1 6EH). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2024) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in December 2015 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump.
At 87 m² the property is well over the postcode median (61 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 2005–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£481/sq ft) was about 110.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold July 2023 for £450,000.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
17 Fetter Lane has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
10applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 17 Fetter Lane was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£462,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 18 years.
£450,000
Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
30 July 2023Most recent
£450,000
+12.5%over 3 years6 February 2020
£400,000
+159.7%over 14 years13 April 2005
£154,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO1 6EH: £240,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in YO1 6EH
8 Queens Court, Fetter Lane, York, YO1 6EH
Sold Sept 2024
£249,95018 Fetter Lane, York, YO1 6EH
Sold Jun 2022
£425,0009 Queens Court, Fetter Lane, York, YO1 6EH
Sold Sept 2021
£240,0006 Queens Court, Fetter Lane, York, YO1 6EH
Sold Oct 2020
£219,00014 Queens Court, Fetter Lane, York, YO1 6EH
Sold Jun 2014
£178,000
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Micklegate — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Scarcroft Primary School. 31 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.0dB







