Lilac House, Yearsley, Brandsby, York, YO61 4SL
About Lilac House
Lilac House is a semi-detached house in Brandsby, York, York (YO61 4SL). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since January 2017. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 89 m² it sits well below the postcode median (184 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Hot water efficiency decreased
Window efficiency improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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Planning history
Lilac House has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
Lilac House has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£256,000
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 5 sales in YO61 4SL: £625,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in YO61 4SL
Rose Cottage, Yearsley, Brandsby, York, YO61 4SL
Sold Aug 2024
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Sold Nov 2022
£697,500Smiths Cottage, Yearsley, Brandsby, York, YO61 4SL
Sold Nov 2018
£625,000Chapel House, Yearsley, Brandsby, York, YO61 4SL
Sold Nov 2017
£550,002Cherry Trees, Yearsley, Brandsby, York, YO61 4SL
Sold Mar 2017
£351,000
Versus other Yearsley homes
Lilac House is notably below the street on floor area.
EPC Rating
65 (D)
Street avg 57 (D)
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 212 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 9.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
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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.
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
44.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB







