Apartment 2, 37 Cranbrook Road, York, YO26 5JB

Apartment 2 is a mid-terrace house in York (YO26 5JB). It has a recorded floor area of 36 m² (around 388 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. At 36 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 3 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 24–52 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (October 2023) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (October 2008); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average, lighting went from Very Poor to Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 36 m² it sits well below the postcode median (90 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Most recent transfer was July 2025 at £137,000 — fresh data. Today's modelled estimate of £159,000 is 16.1% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£354/sq ft) was about 89.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.