5 Priory Street, York, YO1 6ET
About 5 Priory Street
5 Priory Street is a detached house in York (YO1 6ET). It has a recorded floor area of 284 m² (around 3057 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).
At 284 m² the property is well over the postcode median (47 m² across 24 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 8 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations.
Energy performance
5 Priory Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Priory Street has been through 6 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Mar 2026RenovationHeritageIn report
External alterations including installation of vehicular access gates, resurfacing of driveway and repairs to front railings and chimney stacks
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 26/00513/LBC
- Jan 2020RenovationHeritageIn report
External alterations including works to coping stones and front garden railings and insertion of remotely operable vehicle access gates to existing driveway opening.
- Agent
- Lawrence Hannah
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/02069/LBC
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 5 Priory Street
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
5 Priory Street has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£849,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO1 6ET: £575,000 (2025–2013).
Versus other Priory Street homes
5 Priory Street outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
57 (D)
Street avg 52 (E)
Floor Area
284 m²
Street avg 180 m²
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 10.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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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
0.2 km
Nunnery Lane Car Park — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Scarcroft Primary School. 30 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.3dB







