18 Orchard Close, Appleton Roebuck, York, YO23 7DB

18 Orchard Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Appleton Roebuck, York, York (YO23 7DB). It has a recorded floor area of 177 m² (around 1905 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on oil.

At 177 m² the property is well over the postcode median (121 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £488,000 sits 105.9% above the 2012 sale of £237,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£124/sq ft) was about 45% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in January 2012 and unlisted since — roughly 14 years.