Flat 3, 1 Mayfield Grove, Harrogate, HG1 5HD

Flat 3 is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Harrogate (HG1 5HD). It has a recorded floor area of 34 m² (around 366 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was G, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. At 34 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 16 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 25–119 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 16 units on file.

Held since December 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 34 m² it sits well below the postcode median (59 m² across 63 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1995–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £115,000 is 43.8% above the 2004 sale price.