8 Towton Avenue, York, YO24 1DW
About 8 Towton Avenue
8 Towton Avenue is a semi-detached house in York (YO24 1DW). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2017) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 24 years, with the last transfer in November 2002. Today's modelled estimate of £384,000 sits 184.4% above the 2002 sale of £135,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£127/sq ft) was about 44.7% below the postcode norm.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
8 Towton Avenue 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
8 Towton Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£384,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£135,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
1 November 2002Most recent
£135,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO24 1DW: £332,500 (2024–2016).
Versus other Towton Avenue homes
On price per m², 8 Towton Avenue runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,364
Street avg £2,818
Floor Area
99 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 5.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Holly Bank Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy. 26 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.7dB







