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39 BURSARY COURT

YORK, DRINGHOUSES, YORK YO24 1UL

4 baths 200 m² Listed 21 Jun 2022 (-1502d)

£695,000

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Property details

Tenure

FREEHOLD

Floor area

200 m²

EPC rating

C

Last sold

£685,000 Mar 2023

Price per m²

£3,475/m²

Local average

£477,306 (+45.6%)

Deprivation

Decile 10 (33,130 of 33,755)

Street crime

64 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

Key features

  • A luxury six bedroom family home laid over three floors
  • Two generous reception rooms
  • Principal bedroom suite with dressing area and en suite
  • Private low maintenance garden
  • Double garage and off street parking
  • York train station just over two miles, and ideal for commuter links to the A64
  • EPC Rating = C

Additional details

Parking
Yes
Garden
Yes

Description

A modern and stylish family home on the fringes of York city.

Description

39 Bursary Court is an impressive six bedroom detached family home within a quiet cul-de-sac, lying just off Tadcaster Road and within good reach of York city centre and the A64.

This handsome modern house is well proportioned and extends to over 2150 square feet. There is a good sized hallway with cloakroom and double doors leading through to the substantial sitting room with bay window overlooking the front.

The kitchen breakfast room is situated to the rear of the property with a range of fitted gloss wall and base units incorporating contemporary fitted appliances, this is a superb family space with a kitchen island and bi-folding doors opening out to the garden. Adjoining the kitchen is a useful utility room with cupboards and separate access to the garden. The separate dining room has a wonderful space with bi-folding doors.

To the first floor there is the principal bedroom suite with walk-in wardrobe leading through to the en suite shower room. There is a guest bedroom benefitting from an en suite shower room, there a further three bedrooms and a house bathroom, one of which is currently used as a dressing room. To the second floor is bedroom six with fitted under eave cupboards, velux windows and an en suite shower room.

To the rear of the property is a private garden mainly laid with beautiful Indian sand stone paving. There is a paved driveway to the front of the house leading to a double garage and a landscaped front garden.

Location

Bursary Court is a pleasant development within York, just off Tadcaster Road which provides access to the city centre and the A64 as well as within reach of the well-known York Racecourse and Knavesmire, about two miles. There are excellent regular bus routes including the Park and Ride, and a large supermarket nearby.

This vibrant and historic city has an abundance of popular attractions including: York Theatre Royal, the Art Gallery, York Minster, Bettys Tea Rooms and the famous Shambles along with a range of local cafes, shops, restaurants, public houses and supermarkets. The city boasts excellent restaurants including the award winning The Star Inn the City by Andrew Pern and the Michelin-starred restaurant, Roots, by Tommy Banks. In addition, there is Skosh by Neil Bentinck which also boasts a Michelin-star, positioned on popular Micklegate which has a number of independent shops, pubs, cafes and hairdressers.

Located beside the River Ouse is York City Rowing Club, York Pilates Space and The Perky Peacock, a cosy café in a medieval tower. Further along is Rowntree Park with café, playground, tennis and basketball courts.

York railway station is just over two miles away and offers regular services to major cities including Manchester, Edinburgh and London with some journeys taking less than two hours to Kings Cross. The A64 ring road gives access to Leeds, the A1(M) and the wider motorway network.

York College is only a short distance (about a mile), York University can be accessed by car or bike and is about five miles away. The nearest Primary School is at Dringhouses (Ofsted Good 2019) just over half a mile away. The city offers a diverse range of primary and secondary schools including the popular Scarcroft Primary School (Academy), All Saints RC School (Ofsted Outstanding 2016) and Millthorpe School (Academy). Independent schools on offer are The Mount, St Peter's and Bootham.

The highly regarded and picturesque village of Bishopthorpe is just over a mile and a half away, the village boasts excellent schools as well as a nursery and playgroup. There are a number of amenities; three public houses, post office, local store, butchers, hairdressers, florist, café, village hall, library, sports and social club as well as doctors and dentist surgery. Tennis courts, football and social clubs are all available in the village.

Please note all distances and travel times are approximate.





Additional Info

(York City Council Band F)

Listed by

York

Savills

Reference: 124120271

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: C

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 04/10/2013

Expiry date: 03/10/2023 (expired)

Current heating cost: £621/year

Potential heating cost: £630/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £16,620

Recommendations

  • Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets (£120)
  • Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
  • Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£9,000 - £14,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

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Price history

37% since 2013

Event Date Price % change
Sold 02/03/2023 (3 years ago) £685,000 +37%
Sold 30/10/2013 (12 years ago) £499,995

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Crown copyright.

Sold Comparables

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

Address Price Date Type
25 WHIN ROAD, YORK, YO24 1JZ £497,500 26/06/2025 Detached
29 COLLEGE COURT, DRINGHOUSES, YORK, YO24 1UH £600,000 30/11/2023 Detached
4 COLLEGE COURT, DRINGHOUSES, YORK, YO24 1UH £735,000 31/08/2023 Detached
66 MIDDLETHORPE DRIVE, YORK, YO24 1NA £1,150,000 05/07/2023 Detached
80 DRINGTHORPE ROAD, YORK, YO24 1LG £625,000 16/06/2023 Detached
113 DRINGTHORPE ROAD, YORK, YO24 1LF £560,000 28/04/2023 Detached
49 MIDDLETHORPE DRIVE, YORK, YO24 1NA £760,000 15/12/2022 Detached
Same street 28 BURSARY COURT, DRINGHOUSES, YORK, YO24 1UL £640,000 23/09/2022 Detached
22 PRINCIPAL RISE, DRINGHOUSES, YORK, YO24 1UF £631,000 22/09/2022 Detached
97 DRINGTHORPE ROAD, YORK, YO24 1LF £492,500 25/08/2022 Detached
Same street 9 BURSARY COURT, DRINGHOUSES, YORK, YO24 1UL £665,000 23/08/2022 Detached
110 DRINGTHORPE ROAD, YORK, YO24 1LG £665,000 12/01/2022 Detached
Same street 15 BURSARY COURT, DRINGHOUSES, YORK, YO24 1UL £395,000 07/01/2022 Terraced
21 ACADEMY DRIVE, DRINGHOUSES, YORK, YO24 1UJ £700,000 23/11/2021 Detached
59 DRINGTHORPE ROAD, YORK, YO24 1LF £340,000 22/10/2021 Detached

Street average: £566,667 (3 sales)

Area average: £646,333 (12 sales)

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth 47.4%
10y growth 77.6%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): York. Series: Detached. As of April 2026.

1y (index) 3.3%
5y (index) 15.3%
10y (index) 38.9%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for York. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £1,067/mo
Realistic £1,186/mo
Optimistic £1,305/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → York.

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

Location

Nearby

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

Type Name Distance
Bus stop Middlethorpe Drive 0.2 miles
Shop Creative Convenience Store 0.2 miles
Shop Fringe 0.2 miles
Hospital St Helen's Rehabilitation Hospital 0.8 miles
Train station Erskine Halt 0.9 miles
Train station York 1.8 miles
Hospital Unknown 1.9 miles
University Fairfax House 2.1 miles
University Astrocampus 2.1 miles

Street-level crime

Category Count
Violence and sexual offences 21
Shoplifting 17
Anti-social behaviour 10
Criminal damage and arson 3
Drugs 3
Public order 3
Other crime 2
Other theft 2
Possession of weapons 2
Burglary 1
Total incidents 64

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
York College Other 0.3 miles (No rating)
OneSchool Global York Campus Other 0.6 miles (No rating)
Dringhouses Primary School Primary 0.7 miles Good — 26 Jan 2023
Bishopthorpe Infant School Primary 0.7 miles Good — 5 Jul 2012
Archbishop of York's CofE Junior School, Bishopthorpe Primary 0.8 miles Good — 5 Dec 2023

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 Flat, Joseph Terry Grove, YO23 £1,450/mo 2 0.99 miles OpenRent
1 Bed Flat, Curzon Terrace, YO23 £1,050/mo 1 1.01 miles OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, Joseph Terry Grove, YO23 £1,700/mo 2 1.05 miles OpenRent

Average rent: £1,400/mo (3 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.21%
Max investor price (0.8%) £181,250
Target investor price (1%) £145,000
Gross yield 2.5%
Cost-to-rent ratio 39.9×
Monthly cashflow £-1,457/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term
Cash-on-cash ROI -8.7%
  • 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).