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Cherry Tree Cottage, Beech Lane, Spofforth, Harrogate, HG3 1AN

4 sales on record3 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
82 m²
883 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 61
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Cherry Tree Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Cherry Tree Cottage is a two-bedroom detached house in Spofforth, Harrogate, Harrogate (HG3 1AN). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2018) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).

At 82 m² the property is well over the postcode median (50 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Last sale on file: £452,500 in December 2022. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1998–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£513/sq ft) was about 122% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms2
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D61
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Cherry Tree Cottage, Beech Lane, Spofforth, Harrogate, HG3 1AN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

A recent planning application at Cherry Tree Cottage was refused — worth checking the council file.

3 applications on record at Cherry Tree Cottage, Beech Lane, Spofforth, Harrogate, HG3 1AN

3decisions2extensions21documents2nearby
Flagged:Conservation area
  1. Dec 2020
    Tree WorksTrees
    Outcome in report

    Felling of 1no. Cypress Tree (T1), reduction of canopy dimensions by 2m leaving 6m height and 3m radial spread to 1no. Cherry Tree (T2), felling of 1no. Thuja Tree, within Spofforth Conservation Area.

    Conservation Area
    Documents
    3 docs on file
    Reference
    20/04376/TCON
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. ExtensionDecision
  4. ExtensionDecision

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1998.

Current estimate

£472,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£452,500

Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 9 December 2022Most recent

    £452,500

    +32.3%over 2 years
  2. 7 January 2020

    £342,000

    +71.0%over 17 years
  3. 11 March 2002

    £200,000

    +53.8%over 3 years
  4. 29 April 1998

    £130,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in HG3 1AN: £265,000 (2025–2012).

On the street

Versus other Beech Lane homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Cherry Tree Cottage outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,518

Street avg £3,654

Strongly above

Floor Area

82 m²

Street avg 73 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

4.8 t/year

Street avg 4.4 t/year

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Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Cherry Tree Cottage

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Harrogate district page.

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

The Castle — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Spofforth Church of England Controlled Primary School. 3 schools nearby.

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around HG3 1AN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for HG3 1AN

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for HG3 1AN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.5dB

Low
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Cherry Tree Cottage, Beech Lane, Spofforth, Harrogate, HG3 1AN. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.