5 Westminster Crescent, Burn Bridge, Harrogate, HG3 1LX

5 Westminster Crescent is a five-bedroom detached house in Burn Bridge, Harrogate, Harrogate (HG3 1LX). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows a G (score 7), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (March 2016); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 130 m² it sits well below the postcode median (187 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £648,000 sits 60% above the 2016 sale of £405,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£289/sq ft) was about 23.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 8 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in December 2016, so it's been off the market for around 9 years.