16 Chestnut Avenue, Harrogate, HG1 4BQ

16 Chestnut Avenue is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Harrogate (HG1 4BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

It hasn't traded since April 2009, a hold of 17 years that's notably long for the area. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 90 m² the property is well over the postcode median (64 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2000–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £229,000 sits 59% above the 2009 sale of £144,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£149/sq ft) was about 27.3% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2003. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.