Flat 2, 1 Bolton Street, Harrogate, HG1 5JA

Flat 2 is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Harrogate (HG1 5JA). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 72 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (72–85 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to D across 4 units on file. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump.

It hasn't traded since July 2004, a hold of 22 years that's notably long for the area. Across 1999–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 18.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £152,000 sits 52% above the 2004 sale of £100,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£129/sq ft) was about 29.1% below the postcode norm. At 72 m² it's 23.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (94 m² median across 14 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs).