Ascension House, Church Street, Whixley, York, YO26 8AR

Ascension House is a four-bedroom detached house in Whixley, York, York (YO26 8AR). It has a recorded floor area of 162 m² (around 1744 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (December 2015) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in May 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from December 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 162 m² the property is well over the postcode median (102 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £726,000 is 11.7% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£373/sq ft) was about 38.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: November 2022 at £650,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.