3 Riggs Mill Cottages, Bridgehouse Gate, Pateley Bridge, Harrogate, HG3 5HG

3 Riggs Mill Cottages is a mid-terrace house in Pateley Bridge, Harrogate, Harrogate (HG3 5HG). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2018) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in May 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).

Held since July 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £262,000 sits 208.2% above the 1997 sale of £85,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£100/sq ft) was about 55.4% below the postcode norm. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs).