Astonthorpe House, Apartment 5, 308 Tadcaster Road, York, YO24 1HF

Astonthorpe House is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in York (YO24 1HF). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. At 50 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Astonthorpe House (50–134 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 6 units on file. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). Main heating runs on electricity.

Sale prices here have outpaced York HPI: 1.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£348/sq ft) was about 31.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 50 m² it sits well below the postcode median (130 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: August 2021 at £187,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.