4 Essex House, Darwin Close, York, YO31 9PG

4 Essex House is a two-bedroom mid-terrace 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 (April 2022) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and main heating went from Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. Main heating runs on electricity. 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, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (84 versus a worst of 61). Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

Sale prices here have outpaced York HPI: 3.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£310/sq ft) was about 39.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Last sale on file: £167,000 in November 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.