Flat 1, 1 Bower Road, Harrogate, HG1 1BB

Flat 1 is a semi-detached house in Harrogate (HG1 1BB). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band B. At 59 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 6 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 43–66 m². On EPC score it ranks last in the building (73 versus a best of 77). The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a C (score 73). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since August 2009. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good.

Today's modelled estimate of £158,000 is 24.8% below the 2015 sale of £210,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. One planning record on file: subdivision approved in 2008. Past consents include subdivision and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 59 m² it's 28.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (46 m² median across 13 EPCs). Last changed hands 11 years ago, in February 2015.