What kind of home is 8 The Square, HG3 2NL?

8 The Square, HG3 2NL is a 2-bedroom mid-terrace house.

When did 8 The Square, HG3 2NL last change hands?

8 The Square, HG3 2NL last sold for £230,000 in April 2025, around 1 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £92,500 in May 2001. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 8 The Square, HG3 2NL?

Across 4 sales between May 2001 and April 2025, 8 The Square, HG3 2NL rose from £92,500 to £230,000, a change of £137,500. That works out to roughly +3.9% per year compounded over 24 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 8 The Square, HG3 2NL?

The current EPC rating for 8 The Square, HG3 2NL is D with a score of 57 out of 100, lodged in January 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 8 The Square, HG3 2NL?

8 The Square, HG3 2NL has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (764 sq ft), around 36 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 16% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in HG3 2NL. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 8 The Square, HG3 2NL use?

The latest EPC at 8 The Square, HG3 2NL records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 8 The Square, HG3 2NL?

8 The Square, HG3 2NL is in council tax band C.

Which area is 8 The Square, HG3 2NL in?

8 The Square, HG3 2NL sits in Birstwith, Harrogate, Harrogate. It falls within the HG3 postcode district in North Yorkshire.

What is crime like near 8 The Square, HG3 2NL?

Police records around 8 The Square, HG3 2NL show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 7 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 41% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 8 The Square, HG3 2NL?

The closest primary school to 8 The Square, HG3 2NL is Birstwith Church of England Primary School (65m), one of 4 primaries within walking distance.

What is the nearest station to 8 The Square, HG3 2NL?

The closest bus stop to 8 The Square, HG3 2NL is Post Office, 107m away. In total there are 21 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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8 The Square, Birstwith, Harrogate, HG3 2NL

4 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

71 m²

764 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 57

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Private Rental

Overview

About 8 The Square

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

8 The Square is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Birstwith, Harrogate, Harrogate (HG3 2NL). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2009. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.

It changed hands recently, sold April 2025 for £230,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 71 m² it's 16.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (61 m² median across 6 EPCs). Across 2001–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.9% per year.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Jan 2020

EPC Rating

D57

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.6 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

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Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 The Square, Birstwith, Harrogate, HG3 2NL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 The Square has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

5 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has at least doubled since 2001.

Current estimate

£250,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.9% per year over 24 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£230,000

Growth on file: 3.9% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

3 April 2025Most recent
£230,000
+43.8%over 17 years
30 November 2007
£160,000
+55.3%over 5 years
23 October 2002
£103,000
+11.4%over 1 year
20 May 2001
£92,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in HG3 2NL: £300,000 (2022–2011).

Nearby sales in HG3 2NL

On the street

Versus other The Square homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

8 The Square is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£3,239

Street avg £3,348

Below

Floor Area

71 m²

Street avg 65 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

4.6 t/year

Street avg 4.2 t/year

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Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Harrogate district page.

Full Harrogate report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Post Office — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

Birstwith Church of England Primary School. 4 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around HG3 2NL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for HG3 2NL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.3dB

Low

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65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

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