5 Parklands, Spofforth, Harrogate, HG3 1DB

5 Parklands is a four-bedroom detached house in Spofforth, Harrogate, Harrogate (HG3 1DB). It has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (around 1302 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2025) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since February 2016. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Poor; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). Other recorded features include a balcony.

It hasn't traded since August 1997, a hold of 29 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 121 m² the property is well over the postcode median (90 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £515,000 sits 459.8% above the 1997 sale of £92,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£71/sq ft) was about 72.9% below the postcode norm.