Richmond Court, Flat 3, Union Street, Harrogate, HG1 1BW

Richmond Court is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Harrogate (HG1 1BW). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2007 onwards. At 83 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across Richmond Court (29–83 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (54 versus a best of 79). The latest certificate (July 2014) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 83 m² the property is well over the postcode median (38 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Sold August 2024 for £200,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£224/sq ft) was about 27.2% below the postcode norm.