Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Flat 5 is a mid-terrace house in York (YO1 8AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in June 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. Main heating runs on electricity. At 45 m² this is the 8th smallest of 10 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 25–56 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B across 10 units on file.
At 45 m² the property is well over the postcode median (32 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Certificate validity
Valid until 17 November 2031
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
External or internal wall insulation added
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Hot water efficiency decreased
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Because the property has no mains gas supply and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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2 applications on record at Flat 5, 17 Lendal, York, YO1 8AQ
Change of use of first floor vacant office to two flats
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Flat 5 has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£166,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
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 1 sales in YO1 8AQ: £900,000 (2021–2021).
On floor area, Flat 5 stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
72 (C)
Street avg 74 (C)
Floor Area
45 m²
Street avg 35 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.1 t/year
Street avg 1.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
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Crime
232/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Museum Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy. 31 schools nearby.
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