Minchin Close York
22 addresses across 2 postcodes (YO30), about 130 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 45802264.
- Sales: 71 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £327,500 across 3 sales.
- Energy: 19 homes have an energy certificate (C: 7, D: 12).
- Flood: 6 addresses on its postcodes are in areas 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 C; 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 2.3 km (1.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 290 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 14 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 22 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Jorvik Gillygate Practice, about 2.4 km (1.5 miles) away.
- People: About 260 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 62% of households owned their home and 46% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 101 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | £327,500 | £235,000 | £360,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £300,000 | £300,000 | £300,000 |
| 2022 | 2 | £393,750 | £372,500 | £415,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £408,000 | £408,000 | £408,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £316,000 | £316,000 | £316,000 |
| 2019 | 2 | £236,500 | £202,000 | £271,000 |
| 2017 | 3 | £230,000 | £195,000 | £272,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £185,000 | £185,000 | £185,000 |
| 2015 | 3 | £199,950 | £162,500 | £205,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £165,000 | £165,000 | £165,000 |
| 2013 | 2 | £156,500 | £148,000 | £165,000 |
| 2012 | 4 | £195,900 | £140,000 | £270,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Aug 2024 | 16 YO30 5GL | Semi-detached | £235,000 | |
| 29 May 2024 | 1 YO30 5GL | Detached | £360,000 | |
| 1 Mar 2024 | 17 YO30 5GL | Semi-detached | £327,500 | |
| 11 Dec 2023 | 7 YO30 5GL | Semi-detached | £300,000 | |
| 12 Aug 2022 | 1 YO30 5GL | Detached | £372,500 | |
| 4 May 2022 | 22 YO30 5GL | Detached | £415,000 | |
| 28 Jul 2021 | 20 YO30 5GL | Detached | £408,000 | |
| 7 Aug 2020 | 22 YO30 5GL | Detached | £316,000 | |
| 26 Sep 2019 | 2 YO30 5GL | Semi-detached | £202,000 | |
| 18 Jul 2019 | 6 YO30 5GL | Detached | £271,000 | |
| 22 Sep 2017 | 17 YO30 5GL | Semi-detached | £230,000 | |
| 5 Jul 2017 | 24 YO30 5GL | Detached | £272,000 | |
| 31 May 2017 | 18 YO30 5GL | Semi-detached | £195,000 | |
| 28 Apr 2017 | 18 YO30 5GL | Semi-detached | £195,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 29 Feb 2016 | 12 YO30 5GL | Semi-detached | £185,000 | |
| 20 Aug 2015 | 7 YO30 5GL | Semi-detached | £205,000 | |
| 26 Jun 2015 | 9 YO30 5GL | Semi-detached | £199,950 | |
| 19 Jun 2015 | 9 YO30 5GL | Semi-detached | £197,500 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 27 Mar 2015 | 16 YO30 5GL | Semi-detached | £162,500 | |
| 20 Mar 2015 | 16 YO30 5GL | Semi-detached | £160,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 24 Jun 2014 | 2 YO30 5GL | Semi-detached | £165,000 | |
| 28 Jun 2013 | 18 YO30 5GL | Semi-detached | £165,000 | |
| 26 Apr 2013 | 3 YO30 5GL | Semi-detached | £148,000 | |
| 12 Dec 2012 | 16 YO30 5GL | Semi-detached | £140,000 | |
| 12 Oct 2012 | 22 YO30 5GL | Detached | £235,000 | |
| 18 May 2012 | 5 YO30 5GL | Semi-detached | £156,800 | |
| 16 Apr 2012 | 19 YO30 5GL | Detached | £270,000 | |
| 14 Jul 2011 | 11 YO30 5GL | Detached | £227,000 | |
| 25 Feb 2011 | 10 YO30 5GL | Semi-detached | £159,080 | |
| 17 Dec 2010 | 1 YO30 5GL | Detached | £220,000 | |
| 24 Jul 2009 | 2 YO30 5GL | Semi-detached | £140,000 | |
| 21 Nov 2008 | YO30 5GL | Semi-detached | £173,000 | |
| 18 Apr 2008 | 16 YO30 5GL | Semi-detached | £155,000 | |
| 11 Mar 2008 | 9 YO30 5GL | Semi-detached | £179,000 | |
| 13 Feb 2008 | 24 YO30 5GL | Detached | £242,000 | |
| 12 May 2006 | 3 YO30 5GL | Terraced | £150,000 | |
| 18 Jan 2006 | 7 YO30 5GL | Semi-detached | £169,000 | |
| 30 Jun 2005 | 1 YO30 5GL | Detached | £194,000 | |
| 13 May 2005 | 5 YO30 5GL | Semi-detached | £140,000 | |
| 15 Apr 2004 | 18 YO30 5GL | Detached | £128,000 | |
| 28 Jan 2004 | 24 YO30 5GL | Detached | £195,000 | |
| 30 Apr 2003 | 19 YO30 5GL | Detached | £213,000 | |
| 11 Apr 2003 | 3 YO30 5GL | Detached | £114,000 | |
| 28 Oct 2002 | 4 YO30 5GL | Semi-detached | £114,000 | |
| 15 Mar 2002 | 6 YO30 5GL | Detached | £124,000 | |
| 17 Jan 2002 | 2 YO30 5GL | Semi-detached | £86,950 | |
| 3 Dec 2001 | 16 YO30 5GL | Semi-detached | £84,000 | |
| 9 Nov 2001 | 15 YO30 5GL | Semi-detached | £95,000 | |
| 12 Oct 2001 | 24 YO30 5GL | Detached | £128,000 | |
| 12 Jan 2001 | 15 YO30 5GL | Semi-detached | £85,000 |
Energy performance certificates
19 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 76 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (12); House, detached (7). Built: 1996-2002 (12); 1991-1995 (7). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (13); rented (private) (3).
Each home's certificates and sales (10 addresses)
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 neighbourhood around this street: most are in band C (27% of about 970 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)
- Clifton Without County Junior School Rawcliffe Drive York YO30 6NS: up to 15 homes, permissioned (520 m (0.3 miles))
- Morrell House 388 Burton Stone Lane York YO30 6EZ: up to 13 homes, not permissioned (820 m (0.5 miles))
- Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust Beverley House 17 Shipton Road Clifton: up to 21 homes, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| YO30 5GL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| YO30 5GJ | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 4 / 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YO30 5GJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| YO30 5GL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | York 10 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Poppleton 120,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km (2.3 miles) | |
| Hammerton 57,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.6 km (7.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 45 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Rawcliffe Drive Clifton Without | 220 m |
| Car parks | Parking space on Aldborough Way, YO26 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 39.3 km (24 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Jorvik Gillygate Practice | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest York Delivery Pharmacy | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Smile Dental Care York | 890 m (0.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Nuffield Hospital | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Police station | North Yorkshire Police Mill House | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Morrisons Daily - York, Waterlane Estate Cashzone | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.0 ha | 290 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 1.3 ha | 350 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,010 m² | 130 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Ashton Park 7,410 m² | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bootham Stray Allotments 2.6 ha | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 2.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Roman camp on Clifton Moor, 275m NNE of Moor Farm, a scheduled monument, 850 m (0.5 miles) north. 12 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Roman camp on Clifton Moor, 275m NNE of Moor Farm | Scheduled monument | 850 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Roman camp on Bootham Stray, 450m north east of Moor Farm | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) north |
| St Mary's Abbey precinct walls | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Museum Gardens, York | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| New Earswick | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Clifton Short Reach | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Clifton Long Reach | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Clifton Ings Reach | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) west |
| Rawcliffe Ings | Cliff or slope | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) west |
| Hoggard Hill | Hill | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.8 | 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 | 21 | 22 |
1 of the street's 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burton Green Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 230 m | No published inspection |
| Vale of York Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 550 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Nov 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Clifton Green Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 850 m (0.5 miles) | Report card (Jul 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Needs attention; Inclusion: Needs attention; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Early years: Needs attention; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Lakeside Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Clifton With Rawcliffe Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | No overall grade (Dec 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Haxby Road Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Saint Barnabas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
| Park Grove Primary Academy | Primary | 5–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Report card (Nov 2025): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Yearsley Grove Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clifton Day Nursery YO30 6JF | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 220 m | 5 Very good | 24 Mar 2026 |
| Aldi Stores YO30 6PQ | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 390 m | 5 Very good | 16 Feb 2021 |
| The Clifton Hotel YO30 6PL | Pub/bar/nightclub | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 4 Good | 19 Mar 2021 |
| Slavic Foods YO30 6EF | Retailers - other | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 15 Apr 2026 |
| Morrisons Daily YO30 6EF | Retailers - other | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 24 Feb 2021 |
| Lukes Takeaway YO30 6EF | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 26 Aug 2026 |
| Clifton Chinese Takeaway YO30 6EF | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 3 Generally satisfactory | 24 Mar 2026 |
| Clifton Mini Market YO30 6EF | Retailers - other | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 2 Improvement necessary | 10 Aug 2026 |
| K&S Catering YO30 5PZ | Other catering premises | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 20 Mar 2026 |
| Hutchison Catering at The Vale of York Academy YO30 6NS | School/college/university | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 28 Apr 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 45 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 22 |
| Vehicle crime | 10 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6 |
| Drugs | 5 |
| Public order | 3 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Archer Close (31); On or near Lilbourne Drive (15); On or near Brailsford Crescent (9); On or near Sutton Way (8); On or near Lundy Close (7).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 62% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 25% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 36% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 79% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 34% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 41% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 22% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 73% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 46% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 92% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 9 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
Headley Close · Tamworth Road · Tamworth Road · Lundy Close · Wimpole Close · Herdwick Close · Brailsford Crescent · Lilbourne Drive · Archer Close · Pentire Close · Rainsborough Way · Halifax Court
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.