Duncroft, Apartment 6, 17 Back Dragon Parade, Harrogate, HG1 5FH

Duncroft is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Harrogate (HG1 5FH). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2012 onwards. At 85 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across Duncroft (69–85 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (65 versus a best of 86). The latest certificate (March 2023) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (October 2017); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on electricity.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£311/sq ft) was about 23.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold October 2022 for £285,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.