40 Colber Lane, Bishop Thornton, Harrogate, HG3 3JR
About 40 Colber Lane
40 Colber Lane is a semi-detached house in Bishop Thornton, Harrogate, Harrogate (HG3 3JR). It has a recorded floor area of 134 m² (around 1445 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2009) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from August 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since December 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Across 1996–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £468,000 is 31.8% above the 2009 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£246/sq ft) was about 35.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 134 m² it's 15.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (159 m² median across 19 EPCs).
Energy performance
40 Colber Lane's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 31 Aug 2019
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 31 August 2019
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Planning history
40 Colber Lane has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
5 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1996.
£468,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.5% per year over 14 years.
£355,000
Growth on file: 10.5% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
16 December 2009Most recent
£355,000
+283.8%over 13 years13 June 1996
£92,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in HG3 3JR: £376,000 (2023–2016).
Nearby sales in HG3 3JR
The Old Primary, Colber Lane, Bishop Thornton, Harrogate, HG3 3JR
Sold Apr 2023
£400,000Rosemary House, Colber Lane, Bishop Thornton, Harrogate, HG3 3JR
Sold Feb 2022
£450,00010 Colber Lane, Bishop Thornton, Harrogate, HG3 3JR
Sold May 2018
£260,00032 Colber Lane, Bishop Thornton, Harrogate, HG3 3JR
Sold May 2018
£376,000Easter Cottage, Colber Lane, Bishop Thornton, Harrogate, HG3 3JR
Sold Jan 2016
£265,000
Versus other Colber Lane homes
40 Colber Lane outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,645
Street avg £2,180
Floor Area
134 m²
Street avg 139 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 6.4 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
81/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Thornton Grove Farm — bus stop.
Closest school
2.3 km
Admiral Long Church of England Primary School. 1 school 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
42.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB







