Highcroft Court, Apartment 1, Front Street, Acomb, York, YO24 3BR

Highcroft Court is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Acomb, York, York (YO24 3BR). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band B. At 43 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 7 units on EPC record in Highcroft Court, where floor areas span 43–59 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since September 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Main heating runs on electricity.

At 43 m² it's 24.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (57 m² median across 29 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 79% of similar EPCs). Across 2006–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £167,000 is 11.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£324/sq ft) was about 54.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold December 2021 for £150,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.