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About 17 Sim Balk Lane
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
17 Sim Balk Lane is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Bishopthorpe, York, York (YO23 2QH). It has a recorded floor area of 162 m² (around 1744 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £647,000 sits 60.5% above the 2015 sale of £403,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension, a loft conversion and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in February 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private garden
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
17 Sim Balk Lane sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Aug 2024
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 17 Sim Balk Lane, Bishopthorpe, York, YO23 2QH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Nov 2022Loft ConversionFullHouseholder Approval
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Single storey side and rear extensions with link to garage, conversion of garage to habitable space, loft conversion with dormer to rear, 2no. rooflights to front and 1no. rooflight to side
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
17 Sim Balk Lane valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£647,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2015)
£403,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Launch offer · 33% off
The complete analysis of 17 Sim Balk Lane, Bishopthorpe, York, YO23 2QH
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Versus other Sim Balk Lane homes
Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for 17 Sim Balk Lane lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,488
Street avg £3,395
Floor Area
162 m²
Street avg 189 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Sim Balk Lane — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.4dB
Everything within walking distance
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