8 Birstwith Grange, Birstwith, Harrogate, HG3 3AH

8 Birstwith Grange is a five-bedroom detached house in Birstwith, Harrogate, Harrogate (HG3 3AH). It has a recorded floor area of 161 m² (around 1733 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in July 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Good 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 B (score 81). Other recorded features include a conservatory. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

Untraded for 30 years, with the last transfer in November 1996. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 161 m² the property is well over the postcode median (90 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 85% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £502,000 sits 578.4% above the 1996 sale of £74,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£43/sq ft) was about 82.8% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension refused in 2005.