1b, Otley Road, Harrogate, HG2 0DJ

1b is a detached house in Harrogate (HG2 0DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 224 m² (around 2415 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. At 224 m² this is the 45th smallest of 49 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 53–333 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (December 2009) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 60). The latest certificate is from December 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 25 years, with the last transfer in November 2001. At 224 m² the property is well over the postcode median (109 m² across 48 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £613,000 sits 112.1% above the 2001 sale of £289,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£120/sq ft) was about 28.7% below the postcode norm.