18 Smales Street, York, YO1 6EW
About 18 Smales Street
18 Smales Street is an end-of-terrace house in York (YO1 6EW). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
One historical planning record sits against the property in 2005. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Mar 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
18 Smales Street sits within a conservation area — exterior works face additional planning controls.
- Dec 2005Tree WorksTreesIn report
Fell Cherry in the Conservation Area
Conservation Area- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 05/02289/TCA
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
18 Smales Street has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£270,000
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 6EW: £500,000 (2024–2015).
Versus other Smales Street homes
Floor Area for 18 Smales Street lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
54 (E)
Street avg 60 (D)
Floor Area
58 m²
Street avg 84 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 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
Micklegate — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Scarcroft Primary School. 32 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
55.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.4dB







