3 South Parade, York, YO23 1BF

3 South Parade is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in York (YO23 1BF). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 576 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. At 54 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (54–263 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 7 units on file. The latest certificate (February 2012) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). The latest certificate is from February 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since October 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £1,196,000 sits 184.1% above the 2002 sale of £421,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£731/sq ft) was about 164.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 54 m² it sits well below the postcode median (222 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.