Colonnade Court, Flat 4, 57 Valley Drive, Harrogate, HG2 0BF

Colonnade Court is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Harrogate (HG2 0BF). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 51 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Colonnade Court (51–92 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (50 versus a best of 74). Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it B (May 2009); the latest reading is 3 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump.

It hasn't traded since November 2004, a hold of 22 years that's notably long for the area. At 51 m² it sits well below the postcode median (83 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £252,000 is 20% above the 2004 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£383/sq ft) was about 36.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.