Towering House, Flat 4, Cheltenham Mount, Harrogate, HG1 1DW

Towering House is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Harrogate (HG1 1DW). It has a recorded floor area of 36 m² (around 388 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 36 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Towering House (36–45 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (62 versus a best of 74). Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since December 2009. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Very Poor.

At 36 m² it sits well below the postcode median (62 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £123,000 is 11.8% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£284/sq ft) was about 44.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold January 2022 for £110,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.