1 Albany Street, York, YO26 4YG

1 Albany Street is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in York (YO26 4YG). It has a recorded floor area of 30 m² (around 323 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 30 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (30–80 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 23 units on file. The latest certificate (October 2025) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since June 2020. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 18 years, with the last transfer in October 2008. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced York HPI: 9.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £180,000 is 33.3% above the 2008 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£418/sq ft) was about 108.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 30 m² it sits well below the postcode median (59 m² across 22 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.