51 Franklin Road, Harrogate, HG1 5ED
About 51 Franklin Road
51 Franklin Road is a mid-terrace house in Harrogate (HG1 5ED). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in November 2016 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88).
At 114 m² the property is well over the postcode median (63 m² across 24 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: a garage conversion approved in 2021. Past consents include a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £381,000 is 33.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£232/sq ft) was about 19.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold April 2021 for £285,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Roof insulation improved
Floor insulation added or improved
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Planning history
1 application on record at 51 Franklin Road, Harrogate, HG1 5ED
- Aug 2021Garage ConversionFullOutcome in report
Proposed conversion of garage into kitchen at rear.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/02423/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£381,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£285,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
7 April 2021Most recent
£285,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HG1 5ED: £430,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in HG1 5ED
Versus other Franklin Road homes
On epc rating, 51 Franklin Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,500
Street avg £2,337
Floor Area
114 m²
Street avg 140 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 6.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
Convention Centre — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Harrogate, Grove Road Community Primary School. 21 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.2dB







