5 Brackenhills, Upper Poppleton, York, YO26 6DH

5 Brackenhills is a four-bedroom detached house in Upper Poppleton, York, York (YO26 6DH). It has a recorded floor area of 147 m² (around 1582 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in February 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).

Sale prices here have outpaced York HPI: 4.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £527,000 sits 86.5% above the 2012 sale of £282,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£179/sq ft) was about 27.4% below the postcode norm. At 147 m² the property is well over the postcode median (71 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Last changed hands 14 years ago, in August 2012. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.