290a, Tadcaster Road, York, YO24 1ET

290a is a one-bedroom detached house in York (YO24 1ET). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band G. At 57 m² this is the 7th smallest of 21 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 42–733 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (March 2010) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in March 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). The latest certificate is from March 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since February 2011, a hold of 15 years that's notably long for the area. 8 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. At 57 m² it sits well below the postcode median (94 m² across 20 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2003–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 20.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,019/sq ft) was about 495.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.