Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
8 Amberley Street, York, YO26 4SD
Estimated value
£294,000
- Since the 2022 sale (£250,000)+18%
- Against YO26 4SD's recent median (£221,000)+33%
Newest record on this page: April 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Mid terrace
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
78 m²
840 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 29
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£294,000
- Against its 2022 sale (£250,000)+18%
- Against YO26 4SD's recent median (£221,000)+33%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 8 Amberley Street is modelled from its 78 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in YO26 4SD. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
78 m² from the EPC lodged in February 2021
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2022
Recent sales in YO26 4SD
5 sales, median £221,000 (2025–2021)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: April 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
8 Amberley Street changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
Sales timeline
11 March 2022Most recent
£250,000
+46.2%over 7 months1 August 2021
£171,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO26 4SD: £221,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in YO26 4SD
What this page doesn't show
2 potential issues have already been flagged for 8 Amberley Street, York, YO26 4SD. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Signs of HMO activity in the areaIn report
- Recent ownership pattern worth a lookIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About 8 Amberley Street
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
8 Amberley Street is a mid-terrace house in York (YO26 4SD). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows an F (score 29), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2021–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 46.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £294,000 is 17.6% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£298/sq ft) was about 72.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £250,000 in March 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
8 Amberley Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Current Certificate
Feb 2021EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F29
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
10.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 25 February 2031
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 8 Amberley Street, York, YO26 4SD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
8 Amberley Street has no planning applications on record.
4
But the area is active
4 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Versus other Amberley Street homes
Four headline reads against 21 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
8 Amberley Street is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,205
Street avg £2,185
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 75 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the York district page.
Crime
159/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Seldon Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Poppleton Road Primary School. 27 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Poppleton Road Primary SchoolPrimary141m
- Carr Junior SchoolPrimary838m
- Acomb Primary SchoolPrimary869m
- Saint Barnabas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolPrimary884m
Nearest stops
- Seldon RoadBus stop65m
- Lindsey AvenueBus stop251m
- Howe Hill CloseBus stop308m
- Grantham DriveBus stop316m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences703 reports37%
- Anti-social Behaviour459 reports24%
- Criminal Damage & Arson162 reports9%
- Other Theft123 reports6%
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around YO26 4SD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.4dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildNo mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 8 Amberley Street is modelled from its 78 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in YO26 4SD. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for 8 Amberley Street. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 8 Amberley Street was lodged in February 2021 at band F and is valid until February 2031. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 8 Amberley Street. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 12 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 27 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from YO26 4SD, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 8 Amberley Street is in council tax band B. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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