85 Front Street, Acomb, York, YO24 3BU
About 85 Front Street
85 Front Street is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Acomb, York, York (YO24 3BU). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2016) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (June 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
Last sale on file: £240,000 in June 2021. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. At 76 m² it's 16.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (65 m² median across 18 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 72% of similar EPCs). Across 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £287,000 is 19.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£293/sq ft) was about 21.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Apr 2026
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
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Planning history
85 Front Street has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
14 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
85 Front Street has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£287,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 23 years.
£240,000
Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
13 June 2021Most recent
£240,000
+17.1%over 2 years22 October 2018
£205,000
+3.5%over 1 year15 December 2016
£198,000
+33.8%over 6 years10 December 2010
£148,000
+5.3%over 4 years27 April 2006
£140,500
+144.3%over 8 years20 March 1998
£57,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO24 3BU: £447,000 (2022–2021).
Nearby sales in YO24 3BU
3 Henry Court, Front Street, Acomb, York, YO24 3BU
Sold Dec 2022
£389,000103 Front Street, Acomb, York, YO24 3BU
Sold Dec 2022
£725,00097 Front Street, Acomb, York, YO24 3BU
Sold Jul 2022
£575,000101a, Front Street, Acomb, York, YO24 3BU
Sold Jun 2021
£447,00095 Front Street, Acomb, York, YO24 3BU
Sold Apr 2021
£217,500
Versus other Front Street homes
On epc rating, 85 Front Street runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,158
Street avg £4,996
Floor Area
76 m²
Street avg 106 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 5.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Acomb Methodist Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
York High School. 18 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.3dB







