Charwall Tower, Flat 7, 3 Otley Road, Harrogate, HG2 0DJ

Charwall Tower is a detached house in Harrogate (HG2 0DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 189 m² (around 2034 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. At 189 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across Charwall Tower (99–189 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 (41 versus a best of 76). The latest certificate (February 2015) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (May 2009); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 189 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). One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2023. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 1997–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £407,000 is 48% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£135/sq ft) was about 23.2% below the postcode norm. On the market in March 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years.