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.

It hasn't traded since June 2009, a hold of 17 years that's notably long for the area. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. 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. Today's modelled estimate of £2,749,000 sits 243.6% above the 2009 sale of £800,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£125/sq ft) was about 51.5% below the postcode norm. 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.