Fishponds Cottage, Harrogate Road, Spofforth, Harrogate, HG3 1BU
About Fishponds Cottage
Fishponds Cottage is a detached house in Spofforth, Harrogate, Harrogate (HG3 1BU). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1367 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in January 2015 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 97), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Energy performance
Fishponds Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £1,155 · Includes VAT
Planning history
Fishponds Cottage has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Fishponds Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£623,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
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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
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.5 km
Red Hill Farm — bus stop.
Closest school
1.2 km
Spofforth Church of England Controlled Primary School. 2 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
47.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.6dB







