8 Gainsborough Court, Skipton, BD23 1QG

8 Gainsborough Court is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Skipton (BD23 1QG). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. At 84 m² this is the 5th 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. The latest certificate (August 2023) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in January 2021 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since August 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 11.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £182,000 is 25.5% above the 2006 sale price. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2021. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 84 m² it's 18.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (103 m² median across 17 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs).