Appletree Cottage, Colber Lane, Bishop Thornton, Harrogate, HG3 3JR

Appletree Cottage is a semi-detached house in Bishop Thornton, Harrogate, Harrogate (HG3 3JR). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (January 2026) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in June 2015 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.

At 80 m² it sits well below the postcode median (159 m² across 19 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2013–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 20.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £356,000 is 34.3% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£308/sq ft) was about 82.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in October 2015. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused.