Melrose House, St Johns Road, Bishop Monkton, Harrogate, HG3 3QU
About Melrose House
Melrose House is a four-bedroom detached house in Bishop Monkton, Harrogate, Harrogate (HG3 3QU). It has a recorded floor area of 270 m² (around 2906 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
8 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 1 refused, 1 pending. Past consents include tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. An active application for tree works is awaiting a decision. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. At 270 m² the property is well over the postcode median (102 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On the market in December 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years. Across 1996–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £981,000 is 18.9% above the 2016 sale price.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
Energy performance
Melrose House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Mar 2025
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
An application for tree works is currently awaiting a decision.
8 applications on record at Melrose House, St Johns Road, Bishop Monkton, Harrogate, HG3 3QU
1 live now- Dec 2005Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
Crown thin and formative prune 1 Apple tree within the Bishop Monkton Conservation Area.
Conservation Area- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 05/06079/TCON
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksFeb 2026Decision
- Tree WorksOct 2023Decision
+ 5 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Melrose House has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£981,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 20 years.
£825,000
Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
22 December 2016Most recent
£825,000
+75.2%over 13 years19 August 2003
£471,000
+96.3%over 6 years12 December 1996
£240,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HG3 3QU: £396,000 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in HG3 3QU
Belmont House, St Johns Road, Bishop Monkton, Harrogate, HG3 3QU
Sold Nov 2023
£396,000Kirkdene, St Johns Road, Bishop Monkton, Harrogate, HG3 3QU
Sold Jul 2023
£392,000Beck Cottage, St Johns Road, Bishop Monkton, Harrogate, HG3 3QU
Sold Sept 2022
£440,000Bridgend Cottage, St Johns Road, Bishop Monkton, Harrogate, HG3 3QU
Sold Apr 2022
£855,000Crispin Cottage, St Johns Road, Bishop Monkton, Harrogate, HG3 3QU
Sold Sept 2021
£335,000
Versus other St Johns Road homes
On floor area, Melrose House stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,056
Street avg £3,270
Floor Area
270 m²
Street avg 109 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
18.0 t/year
Street avg 7.5 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
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
St Johns Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Bishop Monkton Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.4dB







