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1 Hanover Court, Prince Of Wales Mansions, York Place, Harrogate, HG1 1JB

Property type
End terrace
Floor 02
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
134 m²
1442 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 68
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 Hanover Court

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

1 Hanover Court is an end-of-terrace house in Harrogate (HG1 1JB). It has a recorded floor area of 134 m² (around 1442 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. At 134 m² this is the 5th smallest of 7 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 61–148 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (March 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.

Held since May 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1996–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 22% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £471,000 sits 70.7% above the 2005 sale of £276,000. At 134 m² it's 27.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (105 m² median across 34 EPCs).

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate(1 of 4)
Oct 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D68
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jun 2012from Mar 2012
EPC improved fromC77toE45
Heating Controls
Full ControlFull

Heating controls changed

Low Energy Lighting
88%0%

Low energy lighting percentage decreased

Jan 2020from Jun 2012
Windows
AverageGood

Window efficiency improved

Low Energy Lighting
0%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Oct 2021from Jan 2020
EPC improved fromE44toD68
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-era2nd Floor FlatEPC DPre-1919 build

Because the property was built before 1919, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Hanover Court, Prince Of Wales Mansions, York Place, Harrogate, HG1 1JB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Hanover Court has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

1 Hanover Court has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.

Current estimate

£471,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 22.0% per year over 9 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2005)

£276,000

Growth on file: 22.0% per year over 9 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 31 May 2005Most recent

    £276,000

    +487.2%over 8 years
  2. 11 July 1996

    £47,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in HG1 1JB: £385,000 (2025–2023).

On the street

Versus other Prince Of Wales Mansions homes

Four headline reads against 34 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

1 Hanover Court outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,060

Street avg £2,550

Below

Floor Area

134 m²

Street avg 117 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

5.5 t/year

Street avg 5.0 t/year

Below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 1 Hanover Court

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Harrogate district page.

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Prince of Wales Rdbt — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

St Peter's Church of England Primary School. 21 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around HG1 1JB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for HG1 1JB

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

54.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for HG1 1JB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

44.8dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 1 Hanover Court, Prince Of Wales Mansions, York Place, Harrogate, HG1 1JB. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.