Grasmead House, Flat 3, 1 Scarcroft Hill, York, YO24 1DF

Grasmead House is a two-bedroom detached house in York (YO24 1DF). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 63 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in Grasmead House, where floor areas span 57–74 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (69 versus a worst of 28). Other recorded features include notable views. The latest certificate (June 2016) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in July 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 4 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Very Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The latest certificate is from June 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 63 m² it sits well below the postcode median (102 m² across 23 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 78% of similar EPCs). Sold June 2021 for £290,000. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2001–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £324,000 is 11.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£428/sq ft) was about 41.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.