4 Drury Lane, Helperby, York, YO61 2PJ
About 4 Drury Lane
4 Drury Lane is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Helperby, York, York (YO61 2PJ). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2012) shows an F (score 26), near the bottom of the EPC scale. When first surveyed in August 2010 the rating was G, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Very Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Poor; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 95), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from July 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record.
Most recent transfer: December 2020 at £210,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 56 m² it's 28.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (78 m² median across 5 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 2006–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£348/sq ft) was about 103% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
4 Drury Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Jul 2022
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Get a survey for this property
Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
4 Drury Lane has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£229,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.9% per year over 15 years.
£210,000
Growth on file: 2.9% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
18 December 2020Most recent
£210,000
+35.9%over 2 years26 July 2018
£154,500
+3.0%over 7 years25 March 2011
£150,000
+9.1%over 5 years6 January 2006
£137,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO61 2PJ: £225,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in YO61 2PJ
The Old Coaching House, Drury Lane, Helperby, York, YO61 2PJ
Sold Jul 2024
£285,0002 Drury Lane, Helperby, York, YO61 2PJ
Sold Oct 2020
£225,000Candy Cottage, Drury Lane, Helperby, York, YO61 2PJ
Sold Feb 2019
£145,0003 Drury Lane, Helperby, York, YO61 2PJ
Sold Nov 2012
£121,0001 Drury Lane, Helperby, York, YO61 2PJ
Sold Nov 2010
£155,000
Versus other Drury Lane homes
4 Drury Lane outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,750
Street avg £2,141
Floor Area
56 m²
Street avg 94 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 6.1 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
Doctors Surgery — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St Peter's Brafferton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.5dB







