Apartment 4, 5 St Leonards Place, York, YO1 7HF
About Apartment 4
Apartment 4 is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in York (YO1 7HF). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (March 2023) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 63 m² it sits well below the postcode median (118 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2016–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£413/sq ft) was about 17.3% below the postcode norm. Sold July 2024 for £280,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 7 March 2033
Get a survey for this property
Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £885 · Includes VAT
Planning history
Apartment 4 has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
4 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Apartment 4 valuation runs notably under the typical sold price in this postcode.
£282,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.6% per year over 8 years.
£280,000
Growth on file: 0.6% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
9 July 2024Most recent
£280,000
+4.7%over 7 years9 November 2016
£267,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO1 7HF: £850,000 (2026–2023).
Nearby sales in YO1 7HF
Apartment 2, 9 St Leonards Place, York, YO1 7HF
Sold Mar 2026
£855,000Apartment 2, 5 St Leonards Place, York, YO1 7HF
Sold Dec 2024
£850,0006 St Leonards Place, York, YO1 7HF
Sold Jun 2023
£2,415,000Apartment 3, 9 St Leonards Place, York, YO1 7HF
Sold Feb 2023
£755,000Apartment 1, 9 St Leonards Place, York, YO1 7HF
Sold Jan 2023
£610,000
Versus other St Leonards Place homes
Floor Area for Apartment 4 lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,444
Street avg £5,383
Floor Area
63 m²
Street avg 112 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
232/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Theatre Royal — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy. 31 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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
52.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.9dB







