1 Grey Close, Sutton On The Forest, York, YO61 1DQ
About 1 Grey Close
1 Grey Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Sutton-On-The-Forest, York, York (YO61 1DQ). It has a recorded floor area of 137 m² (around 1475 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2016) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 137 m² the property is well over the postcode median (92 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 9 years since the last transfer (January 2017). Today's modelled estimate of £448,000 is 38.3% above the 2017 sale price. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2005.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
1 Grey Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 application on record at 1 Grey Close, Sutton On The Forest, York, YO61 1DQ
- Aug 2005RenovationOutlineOutcome in report
replace windows and doors
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- 05/01817/RDE
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Sales history & valuation
1 Grey Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£448,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£324,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
20 January 2017Most recent
£324,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO61 1DQ: £290,000 (2023–2010).
Nearby sales in YO61 1DQ
3 Grey Close, Sutton On The Forest, York, YO61 1DQ
Sold Jun 2023
£365,0005 Grey Close, Sutton On The Forest, York, YO61 1DQ
Sold Feb 2021
£290,0007 Grey Close, Sutton On The Forest, York, YO61 1DQ
Sold Jul 2018
£300,0006 Grey Close, Sutton On The Forest, York, YO61 1DQ
Sold May 2010
£240,0004 Grey Close, Sutton On The Forest, York, YO61 1DQ
Sold May 2010
£410,000
Versus other Grey Close homes
Price per m² for 1 Grey Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,365
Street avg £3,118
Floor Area
137 m²
Street avg 109 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.4 t/year
Street avg 5.3 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
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Grey Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Sutton on the Forest Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.8dB







