4 Drovers Fold, Bishop Thornton, Harrogate, HG3 3DJ
About 4 Drovers Fold
4 Drovers Fold is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Bishop Thornton, Harrogate, Harrogate (HG3 3DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft) and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2017) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 99), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on bottled lpg.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 2017–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£425/sq ft) was about 39.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold January 2024 for £480,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
4 Drovers Fold has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
2 applications on record at 4 Drovers Fold, Bishop Thornton, Harrogate, HG3 3DJ
- May 2019ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey
Erection of single storey extension.
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/01318/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionJul 2019Decision
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Sales history & valuation
4 Drovers Fold saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£490,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 6 years.
£480,000
Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
12 January 2024Most recent
£480,000
+6.7%over 1 year30 May 2022
£450,000
+28.6%over 4 years8 August 2017
£350,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HG3 3DJ: £812,500 (2023–2017).
Nearby sales in HG3 3DJ
Cattle Barn, Drovers Fold, Bishop Thornton, Harrogate, HG3 3DJ
Sold Jun 2023
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Sold Mar 2021
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Sold Jan 2018
£305,0003 Drovers Fold, Bishop Thornton, Harrogate, HG3 3DJ
Sold Nov 2017
£335,000Shepherd Barn, Drovers Fold, Bishop Thornton, Harrogate, HG3 3DJ
Sold Sept 2017
£780,000
Versus other Drovers Fold homes
Price per m² for 4 Drovers Fold runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,571
Street avg £3,279
Floor Area
105 m²
Street avg 173 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.2 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
Years Held
2 years
Street avg 8 years
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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
0.1 km
Drovers Inn — bus stop.
Closest school
2.2 km
Markington Church of England Primary & Nursery School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.0dB







