What type of property is The Old Post Office, Main Street, YO61 1DW?

The Old Post Office, Main Street, YO61 1DW is a 4-bedroom detached house.

When did The Old Post Office, Main Street, YO61 1DW last change hands?

The Old Post Office, Main Street, YO61 1DW last sold for £700,000 in May 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £110,000 in December 1999, so prices have been rising over 21 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of The Old Post Office, Main Street, YO61 1DW changed over time?

Across 2 sales between December 1999 and May 2021, The Old Post Office, Main Street, YO61 1DW rose from £110,000 to £700,000, a change of £590,000. That works out to roughly +9% per year compounded over 21 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does The Old Post Office, Main Street, YO61 1DW have?

The current EPC rating for The Old Post Office, Main Street, YO61 1DW is D with a score of 57 out of 100, lodged in December 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of The Old Post Office, Main Street, YO61 1DW?

The Old Post Office, Main Street, YO61 1DW has a recorded floor area of 199 m² (2,142 sq ft), around 50 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 11% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in YO61 1DW. Source: EPC Register.

How is The Old Post Office, Main Street, YO61 1DW heated?

The latest EPC at The Old Post Office, Main Street, YO61 1DW records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does The Old Post Office, Main Street, YO61 1DW have?

The Old Post Office, Main Street, YO61 1DW has 1 planning record on file (1 approved), most recent in July 2022. Source: PlanIt planning register.

Where is The Old Post Office, Main Street, YO61 1DW located?

The Old Post Office, Main Street, YO61 1DW sits in Sutton-on-the-forest, York, York. It falls within the YO61 postcode district in North Yorkshire.

Is The Old Post Office, Main Street, YO61 1DW in a safe area?

Police records around The Old Post Office, Main Street, YO61 1DW show an average of 41 reported crimes per month over the last 13 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 48% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (31% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What is the nearest station to The Old Post Office, Main Street, YO61 1DW?

The closest bus stop to The Old Post Office, Main Street, YO61 1DW is Primary School, 25m away. In total there are 27 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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The Old Post Office, Main Street, Sutton On The Forest, York, YO61 1DW

1 planning record

Estimated value

£774,000

Since the 2021 sale (£700,000)+11%
Against YO61 1DW's recent median (£700,000)+11%

Newest record on this page: June 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

199 m²

2142 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 57

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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About this valuation

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Our estimate

£774,000

Against its 2021 sale (£700,000)+11%
Against YO61 1DW's recent median (£700,000)+11%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for The Old Post Office is modelled from its 199 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in YO61 1DW. 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
199 m² from the EPC lodged in December 2020
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2021
Recent sales in YO61 1DW
5 sales, median £700,000 (2025–2017)

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Planning	1 application	Full history, plus nearby schemes
Flood risk	Not shown	Included

Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The Old Post Office has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.

Sales timeline

31 May 2021Most recent
£700,000
+536.4%over 21 years
1 December 1999
£110,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in YO61 1DW: £700,000 (2025–2017).

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Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for The Old Post Office, Main Street, Sutton On The Forest, York, YO61 1DW. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.

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Overview

About The Old Post Office

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

The Old Post Office is a four-bedroom detached house in Sutton-On-The-Forest, York, York (YO61 1DW). It has a recorded floor area of 199 m² (around 2142 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on oil.

One planning record on file: a garage conversion approved in 2022. Past consents include a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £774,000 is 10.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£327/sq ft) was about 38.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: May 2021 at £700,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2
Utility roomYes
StudyYes
FireplaceYes

Outside

Private gardenYes

Building

Underfloor heatingYes
Period featuresYes

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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.

The Old Post Office's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate

Dec 2020

EPC Rating

D57

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

9.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 11 December 2030

4 years remaining

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against The Old Post Office, Main Street, Sutton On The Forest, York, YO61 1DW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at The Old Post Office, Main Street, Sutton On The Forest, York, YO61 1DW

1decisions1extensions12documents2nearby

Jul 2022
Garage ConversionFull
Outcome in report
Conversion of existing domestic garage building to spare room/gym
Documents
12 docs on file
Reference
22/01202/FUL
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On the street

Versus other Main Street homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, The Old Post Office stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£3,518

Street avg £2,308

Above

Floor Area

199 m²

Street avg 228 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 9 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

9.7 t/year

Street avg 11.0 t/year

Above

Area

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.

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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

41/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.0 km

Primary School — bus stop.

Closest school

0.0 km

Sutton on the Forest Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 2 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

Sutton on the Forest Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolPrimary48m
Huby CofE Primary SchoolPrimary2.2km

Nearest stops

Primary SchoolBus stop25m
Sutton Park EntranceBus stop114m
Village HallBus stop262m
The GowansBus stop421m

Most reported crime locally

Violence & Sexual Offences258 reports48%
Anti-social Behaviour89 reports17%
Other Theft40 reports8%
Public Order35 reports7%

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around YO61 1DW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for YO61 1DW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.1dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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1 Grey Close, Sutton On The Forest

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4 bed1 bath

£699k

1 Harland Close, Sutton On The Forest

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5 bed4 bath

£370k

1 Church Close, Tollerton

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4 bed

£355k

1 Croft Cottage, Main Street, Huby

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£336k

1 Hall View, Mill Lane, Stillington

YO61 1NG

3 bed

£256k

1 Gale Garth, Alne

YO61 1TQ

3 bed1 bath

£241k

1 East View, Stillington Road, Sutton On The Forest

YO61 1EJ

3 bed

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Valuation method in detail

How the estimate is made: The estimate for The Old Post Office is modelled from its 199 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in YO61 1DW. 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 The Old Post Office. 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 The Old Post Office was lodged in December 2020 at band D and is valid until December 2030. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records: Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to The Old Post Office. 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 13 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 2 schools and 27 stops listed are measured in a straight line from YO61 1DW, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.

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The Old Post Office, Main Street, Sutton On The Forest, York, YO61 1DW

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Level 3 Building Survey

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1 Grey Close, Sutton On The Forest

1 Harland Close, Sutton On The Forest

1 Church Close, Tollerton

1 Croft Cottage, Main Street, Huby

1 Hall View, Mill Lane, Stillington

1 Gale Garth, Alne

1 East View, Stillington Road, Sutton On The Forest

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