224a, York Road, Hartlepool, TS26 9EB

224a is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Hartlepool (TS26 9EB). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. At 90 m² this is the 8th smallest of 12 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 47–205 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 13 units on file. Other recorded features include a balcony.

It hasn't traded since February 2000, a hold of 26 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 90 m² the property is well over the postcode median (57 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £125,000 sits 177.8% above the 2000 sale of £45,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£46/sq ft) was about 31.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.