4 Burnholme Grove, York, YO31 0LN

4 Burnholme Grove is an eight-bedroom semi-detached house in York (YO31 0LN). It has a recorded floor area of 140 m² (around 1507 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2018) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (November 2008); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).

Untraded for 18 years, with the last transfer in June 2008. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 140 m² the property is well over the postcode median (79 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 8 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £393,000 sits 131.2% above the 2008 sale of £170,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£113/sq ft) was about 36.4% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include HMO conversion and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.