24 Balk Avenue, Helperby, York, YO61 2PZ
About 24 Balk Avenue
24 Balk Avenue is a semi-detached house in Helperby, York, York (YO61 2PZ). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2010) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 45). Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from April 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 51 m² it's 25% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (68 m² median across 26 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
Energy performance
24 Balk Avenue sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Apr 2020
EPC Rating
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Planning history
24 Balk Avenue 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
24 Balk Avenue has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£187,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 2 sales in YO61 2PZ: £168,250 (2018–2015).
Versus other Balk Avenue homes
On epc rating, 24 Balk Avenue runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
32 (F)
Street avg 82 (B)
Floor Area
51 m²
Street avg 70 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 1.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
Similar properties nearby
1 Manor Drive, Brafferton
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1 Dunroyal Close, Helperby
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1 Chestnut Row, Raskelf Road, Brafferton
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1 Council Houses, Swale Avenue, Cundall
YO61 2RP
1 Fox Garth, Brafferton
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1 Myton Grange Cottages, Myton On Swale
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1 The Leas, Helperby
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1 Raskelf Road, Helperby
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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
The Oak Tree — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 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
44.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.6dB







