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About 5 Smeed House
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 Smeed House is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Huntington, York, York (YO31 9PL). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band B. At 58 m² this is the 6th smallest of 12 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 51–67 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (55 versus a best of 84). The latest certificate (January 2022) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Main heating runs on electricity.
Sale prices here have outpaced York HPI: 2.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£288/sq ft) was about 24.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £179,950 in August 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Communal gardenYes
Building
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D55
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£192,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.7% per year over 12 years.
Last sold (2022)
£179,950
Growth on file: 2.7% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Birch Close homes
Four headline reads against 11 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, 5 Smeed House runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,103
Street avg £2,763
Floor Area
58 m²
Street avg 59 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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
St Paulinus Church — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around YO31 9PL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.3dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 51 points of interest in total.
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