Grasmead House, Flat 2, 1 Scarcroft Hill, York, YO24 1DF
About Grasmead House
Grasmead House is a two-bedroom detached house in York (YO24 1DF). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (September 2018) shows an F (score 28), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 69 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in Grasmead House, where floor areas span 57–74 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (28 versus a best of 69). Period features are noted in the property record.
At 69 m² it sits well below the postcode median (102 m² across 23 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £301,000 is 18% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£343/sq ft) was about 18.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2019 at £255,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- ParkingAllocated
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Grasmead House sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Grasmead House has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
5 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
£301,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£255,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
14 February 2019Most recent
£255,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO24 1DF: £531,200 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in YO24 1DF
Versus other Scarcroft Hill homes
On epc rating, Grasmead House runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,696
Street avg £4,369
Floor Area
69 m²
Street avg 61 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.0 t/year
Street avg 2.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Scarcroft Primary School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
All Saints Catholic School York. 29 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.1dB







