165 Otley Road, Harrogate, HG2 0DA
About 165 Otley Road
165 Otley Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Harrogate (HG2 0DA). It has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (around 1302 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump.
At 121 m² the property is well over the postcode median (88 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£388/sq ft) was about 49.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold May 2022 for £505,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
165 Otley Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
A recent planning application at 165 Otley Road was refused — worth checking the council file.
4 applications on record at 165 Otley Road, Harrogate, HG2 0DA
- Jun 2004ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Erection of single storey front extension.
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 04/01617/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionMay 2023Decision
- ExtensionNov 2022Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 165 Otley Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
£535,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.0% per year over 25 years.
£505,000
Growth on file: 8.0% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
30 May 2022Most recent
£505,000
+582.4%over 25 years11 May 1997
£74,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HG2 0DA: £400,000 (2025–2019).
Versus other Otley Road homes
EPC Rating for 165 Otley Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,174
Street avg £3,074
Floor Area
121 m²
Street avg 97 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.2 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Plantation Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Rossett School. 15 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.1dB







