Flat 1, 40 Leeds Road, Harrogate, HG2 8BQ

Flat 1 is a mid-terrace house in Harrogate (HG2 8BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (October 2022) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in October 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good.

Untraded for 30 years, with the last transfer in April 1996. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £168,000 sits 380% above the 1996 sale of £35,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£65/sq ft) was about 61.3% below the postcode norm. At 50 m² it sits well below the postcode median (94 m² across 39 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 77% of similar EPCs).