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5 sales on record
About 3 Essex House
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
3 Essex House is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in York (YO31 9PG). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2015) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (February 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from October 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 50 m² this is the 8th smallest of 12 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 46–53 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B across 12 units on file.
Sale prices here have outpaced York HPI: 3.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £177,000 is 30.1% above the 2015 sale price. Last sold in November 2015, so it's been off the market for around 10 years. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Communal gardenYes
- Parking
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
For a compact home of this size, this rating sits in the top tier locally.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Oct 2025
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
3 Essex House has changed hands more often than typical for the area.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£177,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.4% per year over 14 years.
Last sold (2015)
£136,000
Growth on file: 3.4% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Darwin Close homes
Four headline reads against 11 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
3 Essex House outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,720
Street avg £2,812
Floor Area
50 m²
Street avg 49 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the York district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Bell Farm — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around YO31 9PG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.9dB
Everything within walking distance
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