Terraced

5 POTTERGATE MEWS

HELMSLEY, YORK, NORTH YORKSHIRE, YO62 5DJ

£300,000

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Shop	Co-op Food	0.1 miles
Bus stop	Helmsley Market Place	0.1 miles
Hospital	St Monicas Hospital	10.3 miles
Train station	Plaza	10.5 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Terraced

Floor area

97 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 2007-2011

Last sold

£300,000 Apr 2026

Price per m²

£3,093/m²

Local average

£268,040 (5 sales)

Street crime

19 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: C

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 21/06/2024

Expiry date: 20/06/2034

Current heating cost: £728/year

Potential heating cost: £747/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £9,540

Recommendations

Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets (£40)
Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£3,500 - £5,500)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	10/04/2026	£300,000	Terraced	—	£300,000 to April 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

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Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address	Price	Date	Type
3 BONDGATE, HELMSLEY, YORK, NORTH YORKSHIRE, YO62 5BW	£550,000	29/09/2023	Terraced
31 BONDGATE, HELMSLEY, YORK, RYEDALE, NORTH YORKSHIRE, YO62 5EY	£425,000	09/08/2022	Terraced
8 POTTERGATE, HELMSLEY, YORK, RYEDALE, NORTH YORKSHIRE, YO62 5BY	£500,000	21/06/2022	Terraced
32 BONDGATE, HELMSLEY, YORK, RYEDALE, NORTH YORKSHIRE, YO62 5BR	£258,000	25/03/2022	Terraced
29 BONDGATE, HELMSLEY, YORK, RYEDALE, NORTH YORKSHIRE, YO62 5EY	£386,250	21/01/2022	Terraced
41 BRIDGE STREET, HELMSLEY, YORK, RYEDALE, NORTH YORKSHIRE, YO62 5DX	£1,250,000	29/11/2021	Terraced
2 POTTERGATE MEWS, HELMSLEY, YORK, RYEDALE, NORTH YORKSHIRE, YO62 5DJ	£325,000	12/11/2021	Terraced

Area average: £527,750 (7 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same property type.

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth 4.3%

10y growth 171.1%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Yorkshire and The Humber. Series: Terraced. As of April 2026.

1y (index) 9.1%

5y (index) 24.1%

10y (index) 51.3%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Yorkshire and The Humber. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £770/mo

Realistic £856/mo

Optimistic £942/mo

Based on Region from postcode lookup → Yorkshire and The Humber.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Scarborough: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area. Bedroom counts vary — use the Beds column to compare like-for-like lets. Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
2 Bed Terraced House, Church St, YO62	£1,000/mo	2	0.13 miles	OpenRent
3 Bed Bungalow, The Limes, YO62	£1,100/mo	3	0.3 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £1,050/mo (2 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.35%

Max investor price (0.8%) £131,250

Target investor price (1%) £105,000

Gross yield 4.2%

Cost-to-rent ratio 23.8×

Monthly cashflow £-261/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI -3.6%

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
Cashflow — Rent minus mortgage, 10% maintenance, £25/mo compliance. Assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term.
ROI — Annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Anti-social behaviour	9
Criminal damage and arson	5
Violence and sexual offences	3
Burglary	1
Public order	1
Total incidents	19

Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
Helmsley Community Primary School	Primary	0.2 miles	Good — 11 Mar 2024
Ryedale School	Secondary	2.6 miles	Outstanding — 20 Nov 2023
Nawton Community Primary School	Primary	2.8 miles	Good — 21 Mar 2022
Ampleforth College	Other	3.2 miles	Inadequate — 24 May 2022
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy	Primary	3.6 miles	Good — 16 Jul 2019

FENSA

Window and door installation certificates found for this address.

Issued	Work completed	Windows	Doors
20/12/2020	02/12/2020	6	1

# 5 POTTERGATE MEWS, HELMSLEY, YORK, NORTH YORKSHIRE, YO62 5DJ

## Property details

- Slug: `e1a66b6` (address key hash: `e1a66b60f0eb8197b7ffb73cbcfb0d00840f88b8`)
- Postcode: YO62 5DJ
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Terraced
- Floor area: 97 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: 2007-2011
- Last sold: £300,000 Apr 2026
- Price per m²: £3,093/m²
- Local average: £268,040 (5 sales)
- Street crime: 19 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £300,000
- Date: 2026-04-10
- Type: T
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 20/06/2034
- **Current heating cost:** £728/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £9,540

### Recommendations
- E (£40)
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£3,500 - £5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/2197-3039-4206-0274-2200)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-04-10 | £300,000 | Terraced | — | £300,000 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/50d10b84-4cfe-b8d0-e063-4704a8c08d98) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 5 POTTERGATE MEWS, HELMSLEY, YORK, NORTH YORKSHIRE, YO62 5DJ | £300,000 | 10/04/2026 | Terraced |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 3 BONDGATE, HELMSLEY, YORK, NORTH YORKSHIRE, YO62 5BW | £550,000 | 29/09/2023 | Terraced |
| 31 BONDGATE, HELMSLEY, YORK, RYEDALE, NORTH YORKSHIRE, YO62 5EY | £425,000 | 09/08/2022 | Terraced |
| 8 POTTERGATE, HELMSLEY, YORK, RYEDALE, NORTH YORKSHIRE, YO62 5BY | £500,000 | 21/06/2022 | Terraced |
| 32 BONDGATE, HELMSLEY, YORK, RYEDALE, NORTH YORKSHIRE, YO62 5BR | £258,000 | 25/03/2022 | Terraced |
| 29 BONDGATE, HELMSLEY, YORK, RYEDALE, NORTH YORKSHIRE, YO62 5EY | £386,250 | 21/01/2022 | Terraced |
| 41 BRIDGE STREET, HELMSLEY, YORK, RYEDALE, NORTH YORKSHIRE, YO62 5DX | £1,250,000 | 29/11/2021 | Terraced |
| 2 POTTERGATE MEWS, HELMSLEY, YORK, RYEDALE, NORTH YORKSHIRE, YO62 5DJ | £325,000 | 12/11/2021 | Terraced |

**Area average:** £527,750 (7 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 4.3%
- **10y growth:** 171.1%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Yorkshire and The Humber; Terraced series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 9.1%
- **5y growth (index):** 24.1%
- **10y growth (index):** 51.3%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Yorkshire and The Humber). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £770/mo
- **Realistic:** £856/mo
- **Optimistic:** £942/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Scarborough (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area. Bedroom counts vary — use the Beds column to compare like-for-like lets. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 2 Bed Terraced House, Church St, YO62 | £1,000/mo | 2 | 0.13 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Bungalow, The Limes, YO62 | £1,100/mo | 3 | 0.3 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,050/mo (2 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.35% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £131,250
- **Target investor price (1%):** £105,000

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £1,050/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 4.2%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 23.8×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-261/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -3.6%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Anti-social behaviour | 9 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 3 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **19** |

*Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Helmsley Community Primary School | Primary | 0.2 miles | Good — 11 Mar 2024 |
| Ryedale School | Secondary | 2.6 miles | Outstanding — 20 Nov 2023 |
| Nawton Community Primary School | Primary | 2.8 miles | Good — 21 Mar 2022 |
| Ampleforth College | Other | 3.2 miles | Inadequate — 24 May 2022 |
| St Benedict's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy | Primary | 3.6 miles | Good — 16 Jul 2019 |

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 1 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #14376521
- **Address:** 5 Pottergate Mews, Helmsley, YO62 5DJ
- **Certificate Issued:** 20/12/2020
- **Work Completed:** 02/12/2020
- **Items:** 6 window(s), 1 door(s)