5 Precentors Court, York, YO1 7EJ
About 5 Precentors Court
5 Precentors Court is a mid-terrace house in York (YO1 7EJ). It has a recorded floor area of 242 m² (around 2605 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
At 242 m² the property is well over the postcode median (117 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2008–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £715,000 is 27% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£216/sq ft) was about 36.4% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: HMO conversion refused in 2015. Last sale on file: £563,000 in January 2019.
Energy performance
5 Precentors Court's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 6 April 2032
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Planning history
1 application on record at 5 Precentors Court, York, YO1 7EJ
- Aug 2015HMOFullOutcome in report
Change of use from dwelling (use class C3) to House in Multiple Occupation (use class C4)
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/01336/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
£715,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.6% per year over 10 years.
£563,000
Growth on file: 2.6% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
22 January 2019Most recent
£563,000
+13.5%over 3 years25 February 2015
£496,000
+14.0%over 6 years21 November 2008
£435,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO1 7EJ: £600,000 (2026–2011).
Versus other Precentors Court homes
5 Precentors Court is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£2,326
Street avg £3,664
Floor Area
242 m²
Street avg 160 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 8.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
232/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Exhibition Square Tour Bus — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy. 31 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.5dB







