Powered land · York, England
86 ha site near York University substation, York
A candidate site of 86.3 ha in York, England: one HM Land Registry INSPIRE title polygon. It lies 0.31 km from the York University substation (Northern Powergrid (Northeast) plc), which has 12.5 MVA of demand headroom and 16.7 MW for generation.
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 86.3 ha (the area of its INSPIRE polygon, the indicative extent of a registered title) | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| INSPIRE polygon | 64317002 (its id in the HM Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygons) | HM Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygons · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | York, England | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 53.9500, -1.0246 (a point on the polygon) | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Nearest substation | York University (0.31 km, polygon edge to the substation's mapped point) | Rare Context powered-land sites · ODbL 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Substation voltage | 11 kV | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Substation operator | Northern Powergrid (Northeast) plc | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Demand headroom at the substation | 12.5 MVA | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Generation headroom at the substation | 16.7 MW | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Congestion (offtake) at the substation | Limited (amber on the heat map) | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Congestion (feed-in) at the substation | Limited (amber on the heat map) | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
The polygon shows where the title lies, not its legal extent: HM Land Registry notes that the extent of a title can only be established from the title plan.
How it compares
#4 of 54 sites in York and #360 of 6,229 in the United Kingdom by site score. Larger than 83% of the sites in York. Closer to its substation than 91% of them.
| Part | This site | Points | Of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 86.3 ha | 24.4 | 30 |
| Distance to the substation | 0.31 km | 25.3 | 30 |
| Demand headroom at the substation | 12.5 MVA | 12.5 | 40 |
| Site score | 62 | 100 |
How the site score works in the United Kingdom · Search sites in York
Nearby sites on the same substation
5 other sites have York University as nearest substation and would compete for its capacity.
- 34 ha site near York University substation, York0.3 km · score 47
- 35 ha site near York University substation, York1.2 km · score 33
- 28 ha site near York University substation, York (INSPIRE polygon 30001746)1.14 km · score 32
- 33 ha site near York University substation, York1.34 km · score 31
- 28 ha site near York University substation, York (INSPIRE polygon 47612364)1.97 km · score 20
- Sites in York54
- Sites in the United Kingdom6,352
- York Universitysubstation
Data on this page
- This information is subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 and is reproduced with the permission of HM Land Registry. The polygons (including the associated geometry, namely x, y co-ordinates) are subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey AC0000851063. HM Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygons, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Supported by Northern Powergrid Open Data. Northern Powergrid open data portal, Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. ONS Open Geography: Local Authority Districts, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Rare Context. Rare Context powered-land sites, ODbL 1.0.