16 Birstwith Grange, Birstwith, Harrogate, HG3 3AH

16 Birstwith Grange is a five-bedroom detached house in Birstwith, Harrogate, Harrogate (HG3 3AH). It has a recorded floor area of 163 m² (around 1758 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2009) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). The latest certificate is from May 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since November 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 163 m² the property is well over the postcode median (90 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £540,000 sits 80% above the 2009 sale of £300,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£171/sq ft) was about 31.2% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.