6 The Oval, Harrogate, HG2 9BA

6 The Oval is a seven-bedroom detached house in Harrogate (HG2 9BA). It has a recorded floor area of 594 m² (around 6394 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in February 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

Across 2009–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £3,504,000 is 10.2% below the 2025 sale of £3,900,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£610/sq ft) was about 133% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 594 m² the property is well over the postcode median (155 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 7 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 5 is the typical count. Most recent transfer was August 2025 at £3,900,000 — fresh data. 7 planning records sit against the property, 7 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, an extension, a basement excavation and subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations.