Flat 1, 87 Scarcroft Road, York, YO24 1DB

Flat 1 is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in York (YO24 1DB). It has a recorded floor area of 36 m² (around 388 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. At 36 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (36–47 m²). On EPC score it ranks first in the building (68 versus a worst of 65). The latest certificate (April 2014) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in May 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 36 m² it sits well below the postcode median (64 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 11 years since the last transfer (November 2015). Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1995–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £182,000 is 33.3% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£352/sq ft) was about 92% above the typical sold price in the postcode.