5 Kingsway, Harrogate, HG1 5NQ

5 Kingsway is a five-bedroom detached house in Harrogate (HG1 5NQ). It has a recorded floor area of 300 m² (around 3229 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2016) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in May 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).

At 300 m² the property is well over the postcode median (130 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2012. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 2012–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £862,000 is 40.2% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£190/sq ft) was about 33.7% below the postcode norm. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in June 2017.