5 Buckingham Court, York, YO1 6EQ

5 Buckingham Court is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in York (YO1 6EQ). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1983-1990. At 52 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 25 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 49–113 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (80 versus a worst of 46). The latest certificate (January 2025) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 3 certificates since April 2009. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Very Good to Good.

It hasn't traded since July 2009, a hold of 17 years that's notably long for the area. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 52 m² it's 29.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (74 m² median across 24 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 79% of similar EPCs). Across 2003–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £232,000 is 32.6% above the 2009 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£313/sq ft) was about 42.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.