Spurriergate York
30 addresses across 7 postcodes (YO1), about 80 m long, classed as a local access road. USRN 45801778.
- Sales: 6 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £219,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 1 homes have an energy certificate (E: 1).
- 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 A; Band D in York costs £2,287 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is York, about 680 m (0.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Rest Garden, is about 250 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 11.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 13 to 15 m above sea level.
- Noise: 29 of its 30 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Jorvik Gillygate Practice, about 340 m away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 390 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 37% of households owned their home and 52% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 2,057 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £219,000 | £219,000 | £219,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jan 2026 | 1 YO1 9QR | Other | £7,792,533 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 30 May 2025 | 5 YO1 9NJ | Flat or maisonette | £219,000 | Leasehold. |
| 29 Nov 2024 | 4 YO1 9QR | Other | £486,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 24 Nov 2022 | 1 YO1 9QR | Other | £7,500,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 27 Nov 2019 | 8 - 10 YO1 9QR | Other | £2,350,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 5 Oct 2018 | 22 YO1 9QR | Other | £900,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
Energy performance certificates
1 home with a current certificate; median floor area 54 m². Most common: Flat (1). Built: before 1900 (1). Tenure at assessment: rented (private) (1).
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 A (39% of about 2,870 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Central Historic Core Conservation Area (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 17.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): HMO.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL, grade I
- 1 AND 1A, PETER LANE, grade II
- 1 AND 3, NESSGATE, grade II
- 10 AND 12, LOW OUSEGATE, grade II
- 12, 14 AND 16, SPURRIERGATE, grade II
- 13, LOW OUSEGATE, grade II
- 14, LOW OUSEGATE, grade II
- 15, MARKET STREET, grade II
- 18-24, SPURRIERGATE, grade II
- 4 AND 6, MARKET STREET, grade II
- 4, 6 AND 8, LOW OUSEGATE, grade II
- 4, SPURRIERGATE, grade II
- 5, HIGH OUSEGATE, grade II
- 50, CONEY STREET, grade II
- 6, SPURRIERGATE, grade II
- 8 AND 10, SPURRIERGATE, grade II
- Former Burton's Tailors, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Mack & Lawler Builders Ltd 2a Low Ousegate: up to 8 homes, permissioned (70 m)
- Bank of Scotland 6 Nessgate: up to 15 homes, permissioned (70 m)
- Lakeland 9 - 10 High Ousegate York YO1 8RZ: up to 7 homes, permissioned (80 m)
- Site Of 19 To 33 Coney Street York: up to 248 homes, pending decision (140 m)
- The Entertainer 36 Coney Street York YO1 9ND: up to 7 homes, permissioned (170 m)
- 3-7 Coney Street: up to 7 homes, permissioned (210 m)
- Barnett's 28A Colliergate: up to 12 homes, permissioned (240 m)
- Cardfactory 24 - 25 High Ousegate York YO1 8RX: up to 6 homes, permissioned (300 m)
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, 5 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| YO1 9QR | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
| YO1 8RZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| YO1 9QL | not in 2 or 3 | 4 / 1 / 3 | unlikely |
| YO1 8SR | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| YO1 8SZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| YO1 9NJ | not in 2 or 3 | ||
| YO1 9NP | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 30 addresses are between 13 m and 15 m above sea level (14 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YO1 8RZ | 92% | 92% | 92% | 0% |
| YO1 8SR | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| YO1 8SZ | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| YO1 9NP | 57% | 29% | 29% | 0% |
| YO1 9QL | 89% | 89% | 89% | 0% |
| YO1 9QR | 64% | 64% | 64% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | York 10 million journeys in 2024–25 | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Poppleton 120,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) | |
| Hammerton 57,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.9 km (8.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 33 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 86 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Low Ousegate York | 70 m |
| Car parks | 11 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Castle Car Park | 340 m |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest E.ON Drive Public Charging Station | 190 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 39.3 km (24 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Jorvik Gillygate Practice | 340 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 130 m |
| NHS dentists | 14 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Castlegate Dental Centre | 170 m |
| Hospital | York Hospital | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Police station | North Yorkshire Police Mill House | 180 m |
| Cash machines | 6 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cash machine 47 Parliament Street Halifax | 170 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Rest Garden 1,590 m² | 250 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Museum Gardens 4.0 ha | 390 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 390 m² | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3.4 ha | 890 m (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | Scarcroft Road Allotments 3.8 ha | 920 m (0.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 8 parks and gardens, 9.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Michael, a listed building (Grade I), 40 m. 962 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 62 of them Grade I and 146 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Michael | Listed building, Grade I | 40 m |
| South angle tower of Roman fortress | Scheduled monument | 90 m north |
| Numbers 36-42 (Even) Including Number 38A | Listed building, Grade II* | 100 m north-west |
| Judges Court and Attached Front Steps and Railings | Listed building, Grade II* | 120 m north-west |
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade I | 140 m east |
| City Walls, gates, posterns (not including the section from Bootham Bar to Monk Bar, N of the Minster, now part of National Monument No 13280), moats, mounds, Bayle (or Baile) Hill, St Leonard's Hospital and Merchant Taylor's Hall, Aldwark | Scheduled monument | 180 m south |
| Merchant's Hall, Fossgate | Scheduled monument | 260 m east |
| Museum Gardens, York | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 520 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Rowntree Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Wormald's Cut | Lake or reservoir | 490 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Brownie Dyke | Lake or reservoir | 700 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Clifton Long Reach | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Heslington Hill | Hill | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south-east |
| Low Plantation | Wood | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) north-east |
| Rawcliffe Ings | Cliff or slope | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.5 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 1 | 0 |
| 70 to 74 | 6 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 9 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 6 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 7 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 30 |
29 of the street's 30 addresses are 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 740 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Scarcroft Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 770 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Oct 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Fishergate Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 850 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| St George's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| All Saints Catholic School York Roman Catholic | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Outstanding (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Park Grove Primary Academy | Primary | 5–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 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 |
| Millthorpe School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Paul's Nursery School | Nursery | 2–5 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Lawrence's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Tang Hall Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Saint Barnabas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Michaels York Trust YO1 9QR | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 20 m | 5 Very good | 11 Dec 2018 |
| Yates YO1 9QT | Pub/bar/nightclub | 40 m | 5 Very good | 24 Oct 2025 |
| Thomas the Baker YO1 8SR | Retailers - other | 40 m | 5 Very good | 16 Jan 2026 |
| Superdrug Stores plc YO1 8SR | Retailers - other | 40 m | Exempt | |
| Caffe Nero YO1 9NJ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 40 m | 5 Very good | 22 Apr 2024 |
| Slug and Lettuce YO1 9QU | Pub/bar/nightclub | 50 m | 5 Very good | 24 Sep 2024 |
| O'Neill's YO1 9QU | Pub/bar/nightclub | 50 m | 5 Very good | 30 Sep 2024 |
| The Marrakesh YO1 9QU | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 50 m | 5 Very good | 25 Nov 2024 |
| Cooplands YO1 9QU | Retailers - other | 50 m | 5 Very good | 21 Jul 2025 |
| Rudy's Pizza Napoletana - York YO1 8RZ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 50 m | 5 Very good | 7 Apr 2026 |
| Black Sheep Coffee YO1 8RZ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 60 m | 5 Very good | 22 Jan 2025 |
| Millets The Outdoor Store YO1 8ST | Retailers - other | 60 m | Exempt | |
| Oki's Kebab | Mobile caterer | 60 m | 5 Very good | 9 May 2024 |
| Another Brother YO1 9NP | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 70 m | 4 Good | 28 May 2026 |
| Caffe Massarella YO1 8SH | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 70 m | 4 Good | 5 Nov 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 673 |
| Shoplifting | 480 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 473 |
| Public order | 115 |
| Other theft | 87 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 63 |
| Bicycle theft | 34 |
| Drugs | 33 |
| Robbery | 26 |
| Theft from the person | 25 |
| Possession of weapons | 19 |
| Burglary | 18 |
| Vehicle crime | 6 |
| Other crime | 5 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near (1032); On or near Shopping Area (235); On or near Bridge Street (147); On or near King Street (110); On or near Low Ousegate (104).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 4% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 37% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 25% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 20% | 17% |
| Private rented | 43% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 48% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 14% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 29% | 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 | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 52% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 3 to 7 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
- Food hygiene ratings Foro (restaurant/cafe/canteen, YO1 9TF) is no longer listed; it was rated 1 Major improvement necessary found 30 October 2026
- Food hygiene ratings Popworld (pub/bar/nightclub, YO1 6JL) is no longer listed; it was rated 5 Very good found 30 October 2026
- Food hygiene ratings Ruby Rae's Country Bar (pub/bar/nightclub, YO1 6JG) now 5 Very good, was Awaiting inspection (rated 13 October 2026) found 30 October 2026
- Food hygiene ratings The Watergate Inn (restaurant/cafe/canteen, YO1 9TJ) re-inspected, still 3 Generally satisfactory (rated 24 September 2026) found 30 October 2026
- Food hygiene ratings Baileys Cafe & Tea Rooms (restaurant/cafe/canteen, YO1 7DT) re-inspected, still 5 Very good (rated 22 October 2026) found 30 October 2026
Postcodes on this street
- YO1 9QR: 16 addresses of 17 in the postcode
- YO1 8RZ: 8 addresses of 26 in the postcode
- YO1 9QL: 2 addresses of 47 in the postcode
- YO1 8SR: 1 address of 11 in the postcode
- YO1 8SZ: 1 address of 16 in the postcode
- YO1 9NJ: 1 address
- YO1 9NP: 1 address of 17 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Church Lane · High Ousegate · Peter Lane · Nessgate · Coney Street · Low Ousegate · Market Street · King Street · Feasegate · Coppergate · Parliament Street · New Street
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.