17c, Queen Parade, Harrogate, HG1 5PP

17c is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Harrogate (HG1 5PP). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. At 53 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (53–295 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to B across 11 units on file. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position. The latest certificate (March 2010) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). The latest certificate is from March 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since August 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £177,000 sits 230.8% above the 1997 sale of £53,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£94/sq ft) was about 77.6% below the postcode norm. At 53 m² it sits well below the postcode median (186 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 2 refused.