Apartment 3, 37 Cranbrook Road, York, YO26 5JB

Apartment 3 is a semi-detached house in York (YO26 5JB). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. At 52 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (24–52 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (48 versus a best of 73). The latest certificate (January 2025) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since March 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 52 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 March 2025 at £153,000 — fresh data. Today's modelled estimate of £178,000 is 16.3% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£273/sq ft) was about 50.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.