Flat 1, 13 York Place, Harrogate, HG1 1HL

Flat 1 is a one-bedroom detached house in Harrogate (HG1 1HL). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 666 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2010) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 55). The latest certificate is from September 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views.

Held since November 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £166,000 sits 315% above the 1998 sale of £40,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£60/sq ft) was about 80.6% below the postcode norm. At 62 m² it sits well below the postcode median (89 m² across 48 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs).