Flat 1, 59 Valley Drive, Harrogate, HG2 0JW

Flat 1 is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Harrogate (HG2 0JW). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. At 90 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (90–159 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (60 versus a best of 72). The latest certificate (January 2021) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2010. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74).

At 90 m² the property is well over the postcode median (52 m² across 46 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer: April 2023 at £275,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2001–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£284/sq ft) was about 15.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.