17 Birkhills, Burton Leonard, Harrogate, HG3 3SF

17 Birkhills is a five-bedroom detached house in Burton Leonard, Harrogate, Harrogate (HG3 3SF). It has a recorded floor area of 194 m² (around 2088 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (January 2018) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in December 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good, lighting went from Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).

At 194 m² the property is well over the postcode median (135 m² across 7 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. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2012. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2012–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £698,000 is 17.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£285/sq ft) was about 26.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2021 at £595,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.