Clay Place York
5 addresses across 2 postcodes (YO24), about 50 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 45800453.
- Sales: 5 recorded sales since 1995; in 2013 the median was £145,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 1 homes have an energy certificate (E: 1).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in York costs £2,287 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is York, about 2.4 km (1.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Hob Moor, is about 260 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 14 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 5 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Priory Medical Group, about 440 m (0.3 miles) away, with 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 770 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 41% of households owned their home and 22% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 145 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1 | £145,000 | £145,000 | £145,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | £125,000 | £125,000 | £125,000 |
| 2008 | 1 | £137,000 | £137,000 | £137,000 |
| 2003 | 1 | £115,000 | £115,000 | £115,000 |
| 1996 | 1 | £28,000 | £28,000 | £28,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Sep 2013 | 3 YO24 3BG | Semi-detached | £145,000 | |
| 26 Oct 2009 | 3 YO24 3BG | Semi-detached | £125,000 | |
| 16 Oct 2008 | 3 YO24 3BG | Semi-detached | £137,000 | |
| 4 Nov 2003 | 3 YO24 3BG | Semi-detached | £115,000 | |
| 1 May 1996 | 4 YO24 3BG | Semi-detached | £28,000 |
Energy performance certificates
1 home with a current certificate; median floor area 54 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (1). Built: 1967-1975 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (1 address)
Council tax
What each band costs in York in 2026-27: Band D £2,287 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,525 | £1,779 | £2,033 | £2,287 | £2,795 | £3,304 | £3,812 | £4,574 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band B (54% of about 1,470 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): HMO.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Former Lowfield School Community Housing Development Dijon Avenue York: up to 19 homes, permissioned (550 m (0.3 miles))
- Lowfields Rosemary Road York: up to 6 homes, permissioned (550 m (0.3 miles))
- Former Lowfield School Extra Care/Independent Living Housing Development Dijon Avenue York: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (600 m (0.4 miles))
- Former Lowfield School Health and Public Service Building Plot Dijon Avenue York: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (620 m (0.4 miles))
- Former Lowfield School Dijon Avenue (660 m (0.4 miles))
- Former Lowfield School Dijon Avenue (660 m (0.4 miles))
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 9 September 2026: BT, New service connection, give and take, on the footway (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 5 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| YO24 3BG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| YO24 3AQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 4 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 14 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YO24 3AQ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| YO24 3BG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | York 10 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Poppleton 120,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km (2.3 miles) | |
| Hammerton 57,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.8 km (7.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 36 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Chesney Fields Acomb | 80 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Parking space on Foxwood Lane, YO24 | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 370 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 36.3 km (23 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Priory Medical Group | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Priory Pharmacy | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Cornlands Road Clinic | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | York Hospital | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| Police station | North Yorkshire Police Mill House | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cooperative Food Foxwood, Foxwood | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hob Moor 36 ha | 260 m |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6,600 m² | 140 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.7 ha | 120 m |
| Allotments | Green Lane Allotments 2.0 ha | 840 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 38 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Acomb House and Railings and Gates Attached to Front, a listed building (Grade II*), 950 m (0.6 miles) north. 13 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Acomb House and Railings and Gates Attached to Front | Listed building, Grade II* | 950 m (0.6 miles) north |
| Cold War period Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, Howe Hill | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Rowntree Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) east |
| Museum Gardens, York | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor Hill | Hill | 840 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| York Railway Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Acomb Wood | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Hogg's Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Chapmans Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Rawcliffe Ings | Cliff or slope | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.2 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 5 |
1 of the street's 5 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for York: see them on the York page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| York High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 410 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Sep 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Hob Moor Community Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 530 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| Acomb Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Outstanding (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Westfield Primary Community School | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (Jul 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Dringhouses Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Woodthorpe Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Outstanding (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| York College | 16 plus | 16–99 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Carr Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Paul's Nursery School | Nursery | 2–5 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
| Poppleton Road Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Report card (Apr 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acomb Mega Chippy YO24 3AQ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 10 m | 5 Very good | 11 Oct 2024 |
| South Park Nursing Home YO24 3HX | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 80 m | 5 Very good | 18 Aug 2025 |
| Morrisons Daily YO24 3AG | Retailers - other | 100 m | 5 Very good | 21 Apr 2026 |
| The Beagle YO24 3PG | Pub/bar/nightclub | 170 m | 5 Very good | 5 Dec 2023 |
| All is Sweet YO24 4QR | Other catering premises | 350 m | 5 Very good | 4 Dec 2020 |
| Sweet Freaks York YO24 3AS | Retailers - other | 390 m | 5 Very good | 23 Feb 2021 |
| North Yorkshire County Caterers at York High School YO24 3WZ | School/college/university | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 24 Feb 2026 |
| Acorn ARL Sports & Social Club YO24 2NW | Other catering premises | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 27 Jul 2022 |
| York & District Indoor Bowls Club YO24 2NW | Pub/bar/nightclub | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 29 May 2025 |
| K&K Brothers YO24 3LY | Retailers - other | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 5 Sep 2022 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 48 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 25 |
| Public order | 15 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 14 |
| Shoplifting | 13 |
| Burglary | 7 |
| Drugs | 6 |
| Other theft | 5 |
| Robbery | 4 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Bicycle theft | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Clay Place (63); On or near Chesney Fields (51); On or near Middleton Road (25); On or near Sports/Recreation Area (6).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 41% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 16% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 44% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 20% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 49% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 23% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 79% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 22% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 27% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 2 to 3 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Chesney Fields · Middleton Road · St Stephen's Road · Kingsway West · Ascot Court · Foxwood Lane · Stuart Road · Newbury Avenue · Windsor Garth · Danesfort Avenue · Cheltenham Court · Huntsman's Walk
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.