House prices stable in west York

West York House price graph

West York House price graph

Most homes in the YO24 area are still selling for more than they were purchased for. There are some exceptions although these are mainly properties which were bought towards the end of the property price boom in 2007.

There were quite a lot of sales in December with prices fairly stable in the YO24 postcode area.

One bedroomed property is particularly cheap with a property in Eaton Court available for less than £90,000.

3 Bed semis are fetching anything from £135,000

£250,000 is a typical asking price for a 4 bed semi

House prices

House prices

Monthly rental prices have stabilised at around £650 (2 bed terraced in Milner Street) with a similar property in Murray Street available for £665

The streets on the west of York with the highest turn over of properties are:
1 Holgate Road
2 Gale Lane
3 Tadcaster Road
4 Tedder Road
5 Front Street
6 Acomb Road
7 Bellhouse Way
8 St Pauls Mews
9 Gladstone Street
10 St Pauls Terrace

Least expensive homes in west York Click to enlarge

Least expensive homes in west York Click to enlarge

Most expensive homes in west York

Most expensive homes in west York

Womens Boxing comes to Explore Library in Acomb!

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Pack a punch! Boxing Taster Sessions

“As part of International Women’s Week, come along to one of our free boxing taster sessions to discover what inspired Nicola Adams to win gold at the London Olympics”.

Explore Acomb – Tuesday 5 March 10am to 12noon (Four 30 minute sessions)

No need to book, just call in! For more information phone 01904 552651 or email: acomb.library@york.gov.uk

York business rate debts revealed.

The Council has published a list of the money owed in business rates in the City as of 1st January 2013.

Most are for the current financial year although others date back as far as 2001.

Both Barclays Bank and Lloyds owe 1p for the present year!

The list includes a large number of telecommunications companies as well as empty sites at industrial and retail parks.

Some of the more eye catching debts include:

• North Yorkshire Fire service (Clifford Street) -£6962

• NHS (Manor Lane) -£1340

• DEFRA -£26,100

• York Credit Union -£349

• Yorkshire Water (Siwards How Water Tower –since 2010) – £383

• University of York -£5616 &

• “The City of York Council” (property in Gillygate) -£1300 (!!!)

The full list can be accessed on the Council’s web site by clicking here

“What’s on in York” March – May 2013

    Click individual events for more details

Made in Yorkshire 3rd Mar 15th Dec Merchant Adventurers Hall A fresh and funky new shopping event in the heart of York, showcasing the county’s very best designer makers and vintage homewares

Hairy Bikers 3rd Mar Sun Grand Opera House

Let’s hear it for the girls 3rd Mar Sun 1:00pm Explore Library Celebrate International Women’s Week with Naomi Beeley, Womens Land Army Community Outreach Officer, to explore the history of the Women’s Land Army

Pack a punch 4th Mar Mon 11:00am Explore Library

Pack a punch 5th Mar Tues 10:00am Explore Acomb Come along to discover what inspired Nicola Adams to win gold at the London Oympics.

Oliver 5th 16th Mar Theatre Royal

Yamato Drummers 5th Mar Tues Royal Opera House

Ebor Lectures 6th Mar Minster with Revd Dr Giles Fraser Priest in charge St Mary’s Newington/The Guardian Columnist

John Shuttleworth 6th Mar Wed Grand Opera House

WOW Kate Bush 7th Mar Thurs Grand Opera House

Super circuits 7th Mar Thurs 5:30pm York RI & every Thursday Improve your fitness, stamina and strength and have some fun during this body conditioning class

Writing your story 7th Mar Thur 2:30pm Dringhouses Library Join us for a friendly writing workshop led by Pauline Kirk for both beginners and experienced writers

Bootleg Beatles 8th Mar Fri 8:00pm Barbican

Abba For the music 8th Mar Fri 7:30pm Grand Opera House /

Bach’s St Matthew Passion 9th Mar Minster (YMS)

Listen to the chamber secrets 9th Mar Sat 1:00pm Early Music centre Take some time out from your busy day and enjoy performances by choirs, guitar groups, a string quartet and the Minster Minstrels

The Festival of the Passions 9th – 24th Mar Minster

Richard Herring 9th Mar Sat Grand Opera House

Scottish Fiddle Orchestra 9th Mar Sat 7:30m Barbican

Rugby League Knights v Workington 10th Mar Sun 3:00pm Huntington Stadium

Football City v Rochdale 12th Mar Tues Bootham Cres

Baroque soloists 13th Mar Wed 7:30pm Minster

Get ready for Le Tour 13th Mar Wed 10:00am Dunnington Sports Club Cycle training for adults who are both complete beginners and those who wish to improve their skills and confidence when riding.

The circus is coming to town 13th – 17th Mar Knavesmire Planet Circus are coming to town with a guarantee of a fun packed couple of hours for all the family

The Way of the Drum 14th March Early music centre (sold out)

Blues Brothers 14th/16th March Grand Opera House

Smokie 15th Mar Fri 7:30pm Barbican

An evening with Freddie Flintoff 15th March Racecourse (Cancelled)

Football City v Port Vale 16th Mar Sat Bootham Cres

Abba Mania 16th Mar Sat 7:30pm Barbican

Monteverdi 1610 Vespers 16th Mar Sat &:30pm St Michael le Belfrey

Passiontide Splendours 16th Mar Sat 7:30pm Minster

Symphony for spring 16th Mar Sat 7:00pm Early music centre A concert presenting string ensembles from York Arts Academy, together with the York Arts Academy Symphony Orchestra. Come along and hear music by Schubert, Vivaldi, Mozart and many more!

Bring York alive stories 18th Mar onwards Explore York Explore some of the 1000 stories collected for York Stories 2012 community project from people across York and beyond, which bring York alive

Martin Carthy 19th March Early music centre

The Odyssey 19th – 20th Mar Theatre Royal

The Winters Tale – RSC 19th/23rd March Grand Opera House

Stabat Mater 20th Mar Minster

June Tabor 21st March Early music centre

White caps 21st Mar 7:30m Theatre Royal

York literature festival 19th/24th Mar Various

How to read minds 22nd Mar 8:00pm Theatre Royal

Comedy Night 22nd Mar Fri Racecourse

•<strong> St John Passion 23rd Mar Minster

Car boot sale 23rd Mar Sat Racecourse

Take over 13 comedy night 23rd Mar Sat Theatre Royal

Palm Sunday Procession 24th Mar Sun 10:00am Minster

Messing about on the river 24th Mar Sun 12:00 noon Rowntree Park Now the weather is turning and we look forward to Spring and Summer, the members of the York Model Boat Club will be holding their first Regatta of the season

Boogie Nights 24th Mar Sun 7:30pm Barbican

Carol Ann Duffy 24th Mar 5:00pm Theatre Royal

Mother Africa 26th Mar Tues Grand Opera House

The 39 Steps 26th /30th Mar Theatre Royal

Sally Morgan 27th Mar Wed Grand Opera House

Stand up York 28th Mar Thu 6:30pm Barbican

Jake Bugg 29th Mar Fri 7:00pm Barbican (sold out)

Rugby Knights v Featherstone 29th Mar Sun 1:00pm Huntington Stadium

Chocolate Festival 29th Mar – 1st April York cocoa house

Joe Brown in concert 30th Mar Sat Grand Opera House

Model Railway show 30th Mar – 1st Apr York Racecourse

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York Register Office to notify relevant agencies of a death

York Register Office 56 Bootham, York YO30 7DA

York Register Office 56 Bootham, York YO30 7DA

Residents registering a death in York from 4 March, can now rest assured that the registration will be shared with appropriate agencies, thanks to a new ‘Tell Us Once’ scheme.

Following a national pilot scheme, City of York Council’s registrars at the Bereavement Suite at York Hospital or at the Register Office at 56 Bootham can now advise relevant departments and services of all deaths in the York area, so residents only need ‘tell us once’.

This new, joined-up service aims to limit what can be a long process of notifying the necessary organisations of a death, and aims to minimise unwanted or distressing post arriving at the deceased person’s address.

The Registrar will pass the necessary information to the Department for Work and Pensions which will forward it on to other government departments and local council services.

The council teams to be notified include the council tax, electoral services, Blue Badges, adult and children’s social services and council housing. Government departments and agencies to be notified will include the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), the Pension, Disability and Carers Service, Jobcentre Plus, HM Revenue & Customs, child benefit, the Identity and Passport Service and the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency.

York’s Labour Council approves massive cuts to public services

Although only 24 Labour Councillors voted for the cuts budget proposed by their leadership it was enough to see the proposals passed at last nights Council meeting.

Gale Farm Court - To be privatised in 2014 under Labour plans

Gale Farm Court – To be privatised in 2014 under Labour plans

Now residents face a lethal cocktail of higher Council Tax levels, higher charges and rapidly deteriorating street level public services.

One local Westfield Councillor deliberately snubbed the many local residents who have been campaigning against the introduction of a 20 mph speed limit across the area. The cost of introducing the new limit is put at £600,000. He claimed in the media that it would “reduce accidents”. In reality in places like Portsmouth the introduction of such a limit has coincided with an increase in accident levels.

Cllr Williams, and his Westfield side kick Cllr Burton, then voted to reduce expenditure on road safety improvements by £75,000!

Liberal Democrat Councillor Ann Reid said, “Labour’s cuts to the roads budget have hit home in recent months with officers admitting that due to the sheer volume of problems they are being forced into ‘quick fix’ and temporary solutions. It is only through prudent long-term investment that we can reverse this decline. Our £500,000 package would not only help residents, but also local businesses and economic development. While Labour throws £100,000 at an Arts Barge and gives a £1million unmonitored ‘slush fund’ to the Council Leader, the Liberal Democrats would invest in the roads and frontline services that matter most to local residents.”

NB. Perhaps not surpisingly Labour came a distant FOURTH in the Eastleigh parliamentary by election last night. Tories were third. The seat was held by the Liberal Democrats. Shame we don’t have annual Council elections in York anymore!

Chapelfields residents seek parking space improvement

Hammerton Close parking problems

Residents living in Hammerton Close in Chapelfields have asked the Council to widen the road to provide more parking spaces.

At present vehicles are mounting the verge and causing damage.

The verge is wide enough to accommodate a lay-by which would be similar to those funded through estate improvement budgets in other parts of the area.

These budgets have been not been affected by cuts as the income comes from Council house rents (which are now available to spend locally following reforms by the Coalition government).

However, Labour have allowed the parking programme to fade away since they took control of the Council with the latest scheme to be abandoned being the plan to provide off street parking in St Stephens Square.