What kind of home is Helena Mews, Apartment 5, 71 Foxwood Lane, YO24 3NT?

Helena Mews, Apartment 5, 71 Foxwood Lane, YO24 3NT is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for Helena Mews, Apartment 5, 71 Foxwood Lane, YO24 3NT?

Helena Mews, Apartment 5, 71 Foxwood Lane, YO24 3NT last sold for £167,500 in August 2024, around 2 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £96,500 in October 2004. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of Helena Mews, Apartment 5, 71 Foxwood Lane, YO24 3NT changed over time?

Across 3 sales between October 2004 and August 2024, Helena Mews, Apartment 5, 71 Foxwood Lane, YO24 3NT rose from £96,500 to £167,500, a change of £71,000. That works out to roughly +2.8% per year compounded over 20 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is Helena Mews, Apartment 5, 71 Foxwood Lane, YO24 3NT?

The current EPC rating for Helena Mews, Apartment 5, 71 Foxwood Lane, YO24 3NT is C with a score of 74 out of 100, lodged in February 2024. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Helena Mews, Apartment 5, 71 Foxwood Lane, YO24 3NT?

Helena Mews, Apartment 5, 71 Foxwood Lane, YO24 3NT has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (506 sq ft), around 24 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Helena Mews, Apartment 5, 71 Foxwood Lane, YO24 3NT use?

The latest EPC at Helena Mews, Apartment 5, 71 Foxwood Lane, YO24 3NT records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for Helena Mews, Apartment 5, 71 Foxwood Lane, YO24 3NT?

Helena Mews, Apartment 5, 71 Foxwood Lane, YO24 3NT is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is Helena Mews, Apartment 5, 71 Foxwood Lane, YO24 3NT in?

Helena Mews, Apartment 5, 71 Foxwood Lane, YO24 3NT sits in York. It falls within the YO24 postcode district.

Is Helena Mews, Apartment 5, 71 Foxwood Lane, YO24 3NT in a safe area?

Police records around Helena Mews, Apartment 5, 71 Foxwood Lane, YO24 3NT show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 8 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 32% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near Helena Mews, Apartment 5, 71 Foxwood Lane, YO24 3NT?

The closest primary school to Helena Mews, Apartment 5, 71 Foxwood Lane, YO24 3NT is Woodthorpe Primary School (752m), one of 13 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is York High School (628m), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is Helena Mews, Apartment 5, 71 Foxwood Lane, YO24 3NT?

The closest bus stop to Helena Mews, Apartment 5, 71 Foxwood Lane, YO24 3NT is Foxwood Lane Shops, 64m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Helena Mews, Apartment 5, 71 Foxwood Lane, York, YO24 3NT

3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Floor 00

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

47 m²

506 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 74

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Helena Mews

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Helena Mews is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in York (YO24 3NT). It has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (around 506 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band B. At 47 m² this is the 4th smallest of 8 units on EPC record in Helena Mews, where floor areas span 30–53 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B across 8 units on file. The latest certificate (February 2024) shows a C (score 74). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). Main heating runs on electricity.

Across 2004–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£331/sq ft) was about 46.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2024 for £167,500.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenYes
ParkingAllocated

Building

RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

C74

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

2.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Helena Mews, Apartment 5, 71 Foxwood Lane, York, YO24 3NT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Helena Mews 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on Helena Mews was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£175,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.8% per year over 20 years.

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Last sold (2024)

£167,500

Growth on file: 2.8% per year over 20 years.

Sales timeline

28 August 2024Most recent
£167,500
+30.9%over 7 years
5 April 2017
£128,000
+32.6%over 12 years
28 October 2004
£96,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in YO24 3NT: £130,000 (2020–2017).

Nearby sales in YO24 3NT

On the street

Versus other Foxwood Lane homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Helena Mews is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£3,564

Street avg £2,787

Strongly above

Floor Area

47 m²

Street avg 46 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

2.0 t/year

Street avg 2.2 t/year

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Comparables

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Nearest stop

0.1 km

Foxwood Lane Shops — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

York High School. 17 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around YO24 3NT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for YO24 3NT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.6dB

Low

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