Tower Place Clementhorpe, York
1 address across 1 postcode (YO1), about 80 m long. USRN 45802722.
- Sales: 18 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £450,000 across 1 sale.
- Flood: 9 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% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is York, about 870 m (0.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, St George's Field, is about 40 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: It is about 8 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 1 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Jorvik Gillygate Practice, about 510 m (0.3 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 350 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 24% of households owned their home and 46% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 467 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 | £450,000 | £450,000 | £450,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £440,000 | £440,000 | £440,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £385,000 | £385,000 | £385,000 |
| 2021 | 2 | £418,000 | £396,000 | £440,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £375,000 | £375,000 | £375,000 |
| 2011 | 2 | £262,475 | £249,950 | £275,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £250,000 | £250,000 | £250,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £275,000 | £275,000 | £275,000 |
| 2004 | 2 | £292,875 | £290,000 | £295,750 |
| 2001 | 2 | £183,250 | £117,500 | £249,000 |
| 1999 | 2 | £104,000 | £77,000 | £131,000 |
| 1997 | 1 | £50,000 | £50,000 | £50,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Dec 2025 | 7 YO1 9RZ | Terraced | £388,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 6 Aug 2025 | 4 YO1 9RZ | Terraced | £450,000 | |
| 10 Nov 2023 | 5 YO1 9RZ | Terraced | £440,000 | |
| 5 May 2022 | 5 YO1 9RZ | Terraced | £385,000 | |
| 10 Aug 2021 | 6 YO1 9RZ | Terraced | £396,000 | |
| 30 Jun 2021 | 1 YO1 9RZ | Semi-detached | £440,000 | |
| 27 Sep 2019 | 2 YO1 9RZ | Terraced | £375,000 | |
| 21 Oct 2011 | 5 YO1 9RZ | Terraced | £275,000 | |
| 21 Feb 2011 | 7 YO1 9RZ | Terraced | £249,950 | |
| 20 Jul 2007 | 5 YO1 9RZ | Terraced | £250,000 | |
| 13 Jan 2006 | 4 YO1 9RZ | Terraced | £275,000 | |
| 10 Dec 2004 | 6 YO1 9RZ | Terraced | £295,750 | |
| 14 Oct 2004 | 3 YO1 9RZ | Terraced | £290,000 | |
| 30 Nov 2001 | 8 YO1 9RZ | Detached | £249,000 | |
| 30 Nov 2001 | 7 YO1 9RZ | Terraced | £117,500 | |
| 16 Sep 1999 | 2 YO1 9RZ | Terraced | £77,000 | |
| 8 Jan 1999 | 1 YO1 9RZ | Semi-detached | £131,000 | |
| 23 Jul 1997 | 4 YO1 9RZ | Terraced | £50,000 |
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 A (37% of about 1,770 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: 1.
- 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
- 9, TOWER PLACE, grade II*
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Castle Mills Car Park Piccadilly York: up to 120 homes, not permissioned (250 m)
- Ryedale House 58-60 Piccadilly, permissioned (270 m)
- Bank of Scotland 6 Nessgate: up to 15 homes, permissioned (310 m)
- Site Of 17 To 21 Piccadilly York: up to 23 homes, not permissioned (310 m)
- Cardfactory 24 - 25 High Ousegate York YO1 8RX: up to 6 homes, permissioned (340 m)
- Mack & Lawler Builders Ltd 2a Low Ousegate: up to 8 homes, permissioned (340 m)
- Site Of 19 To 33 Coney Street York: up to 248 homes, pending decision (360 m)
- Lakeland 9 - 10 High Ousegate York YO1 8RZ: up to 7 homes, permissioned (360 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, 9 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 9 homes the Environment Agency counts, 9 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 0 very low.
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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The street's address is about 8 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YO1 9RZ | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | York 10 million journeys in 2024–25 | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
| Poppleton 120,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5 km (3.1 miles) | |
| Hammerton 57,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.1 km (8.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 24 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 83 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tower Street York | 40 m |
| Car parks | 11 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest St George's Field Car Park | 120 m |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest E.ON Drive Public Charging Station | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| 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 | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Citywide Health-Bishopthorpe Rd Pharmacy | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 13 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Castlegate Dental Centre | 260 m |
| Hospital | York Hospital | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Police station | North Yorkshire Police Mill House | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 6 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cooperative Food York Paragon Street Cashzone | 390 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest St George's Field 6,170 m² | 40 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Rowntree Park 9.7 ha | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 390 m² | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3.4 ha | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Scarcroft Road Allotments 3.8 ha | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 8 parks and gardens, 17 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 9, Tower Place, a listed building (Grade II*), 40 m. 897 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 61 of them Grade I and 141 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| 9, Tower Place | Listed building, Grade II* | 40 m |
| City Walls Attached to Tower Place | Listed building, Grade I | 40 m |
| Cliffords Tower | Listed building, Grade I | 110 m north-east |
| Crown Court and Railings Attached to Front | Listed building, Grade I | 120 m east |
| York Castle: motte and bailey castle, tower keep castle (including Clifford's Tower), and site of part of Romano-British fort-vicus and Anglian cemetery | Scheduled monument | 130 m north-east |
| St George's medieval chapel 120m south of York Castle | Scheduled monument | 130 m south-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 | 200 m north-west |
| Rowntree Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 720 m (0.4 miles) south |
| York Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 860 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Brownie Dyke | Lake or reservoir | 330 m south-east |
| Wormald's Cut | Lake or reservoir | 490 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Clifton Long Reach | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Heslington Hill | Hill | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) east |
| Spring Wood | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south-east |
| Rawcliffe Ings | Cliff or slope | 4.1 km (2.6 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 1 |
1 of the street's 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fishergate Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 500 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| St George's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 630 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Scarcroft Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 640 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Oct 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Millthorpe School | Secondary | 11–16 | 920 m (0.6 miles) | Good (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| All Saints Catholic School York Roman Catholic | Secondary | 11–18 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Outstanding (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Lawrence's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Paul's Nursery School | Nursery | 2–5 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Knavesmire Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Outstanding (Oct 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Park Grove Primary Academy | Primary | 5–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 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 |
| Tang Hall Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 1.5 km (1 mile) | Good (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOPHiE Skeldergate Bridge YO1 9WJ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 70 m | 5 Very good | 24 Sep 2026 |
| The Olive Tree YO1 9SA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 70 m | 5 Very good | 18 Aug 2026 |
| 29 States YO1 9SA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 70 m | 5 Very good | 24 Sep 2024 |
| C&S Sourdough YO1 9SA | Retailers - other | 70 m | 5 Very good | 16 May 2025 |
| Cliffords Tower YO1 9SA | Retailers - other | 70 m | Exempt | |
| Castle Snooker and Pool Club YO1 9SA | Pub/bar/nightclub | 70 m | 5 Very good | 10 Jun 2026 |
| Ali G's Pizza House and Grill YO1 9SA | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 70 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 21 Sep 2026 |
| TEKS YO1 6FA | Retailers - other | 90 m | 5 Very good | 24 Jun 2026 |
| York Distillery - Middletons Hotel YO1 6DS | Pub/bar/nightclub | 140 m | 5 Very good | 6 Jun 2025 |
| Cock & Bottle YO1 6DS | Pub/bar/nightclub | 170 m | 4 Good | 5 Mar 2018 |
| Middletons YO1 6DS | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 170 m | 5 Very good | 4 Aug 2025 |
| Hilton York Hotel YO1 9WD | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 170 m | 5 Very good | 12 Aug 2025 |
| York Lions Club - Magistrates Court Tea Bar YO1 9RE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 180 m | 5 Very good | 4 Aug 2008 |
| The Pantry YO1 9RY | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 190 m | 5 Very good | 15 Oct 2024 |
| Ice Cream Rescue YO1 9RY | Mobile caterer | 190 m | 4 Good | 3 Jul 2018 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 151 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 122 |
| Shoplifting | 84 |
| Other theft | 27 |
| Public order | 21 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 18 |
| Drugs | 15 |
| Bicycle theft | 10 |
| Burglary | 7 |
| Vehicle crime | 3 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Shopping Area (101); On or near Cumberland Street (70); On or near A1036 (70); On or near Parking Area (69); On or near Theatre/Concert Hall (45).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 29 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 6% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 24% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 15% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 15% | 17% |
| Private rented | 58% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 41% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 15% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 40% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 90% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 46% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 79% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 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 Bee’s Khraw (takeaway/sandwich shop, YO1 9PB) is no longer listed; it was rated 3 Generally satisfactory found 30 October 2026
- 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 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
Postcodes on this street
- YO1 9RZ: 1 address of 18 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Tower Street · Tower Street · Peckitt Street · Clifford Street · Skeldergate · Cromwell Road · Lower Friargate · Bishopthorpe Road · South Esplanade · South Esplanade · Castlegate · Tower 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.