18 Gainsborough Court, Skipton, BD23 1QG

18 Gainsborough Court is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Skipton (BD23 1QG). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in February 2012 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 72 m² this is the 4th smallest of 18 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 61–201 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (39 versus a best of 84).

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £202,000 is 14.8% above the 2012 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£227/sq ft) was about 56.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2021. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 72 m² it sits well below the postcode median (103 m² across 17 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Last changed hands 14 years ago, in July 2012. Across the public record there are 7 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.