Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
1a is a mid-terrace house in York (YO1 8SW). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (November 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs).
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 22 January 2031
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Get a survey for this property
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 £820 · Includes VAT
1a 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.
1a has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£171,000
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.
EPC Rating for 1a lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
44 (E)
Street avg 65 (D)
Floor Area
46 m²
Street avg 46 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 2.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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232/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Low Ousegate — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy. 31 schools nearby.
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