47a, Harlow Oval, Harrogate, HG2 0DR

47a is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Harrogate (HG2 0DR). It has a recorded floor area of 193 m² (around 2077 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in July 2017 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).

It hasn't traded since September 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 193 m² the property is well over the postcode median (135 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 82% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 18% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £698,000 sits 62.3% above the 2007 sale of £429,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£207/sq ft) was about 18.2% below the postcode norm.