Flat 2, 3 East Park Road, Harrogate, HG1 5QT

Flat 2 is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Harrogate (HG1 5QT). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. At 52 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (52–59 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (54 versus a best of 58). Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (April 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 52 m² it sits well below the postcode median (84 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 1999–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£289/sq ft) was about 42.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2021 for £162,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.