8 Melrose Crescent, Bishop Monkton, Harrogate, HG3 3SW
About 8 Melrose Crescent
8 Melrose Crescent is a three-bedroom detached house in Bishop Monkton, Harrogate, Harrogate (HG3 3SW). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2017) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 107), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 81 m² it sits well below the postcode median (134 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £440,000 is 23.9% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£407/sq ft) was about 59.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in March 2018, so it's been off the market for around 8 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
8 Melrose Crescent's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
8 Melrose Crescent 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
8 Melrose Crescent valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£440,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£355,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 March 2018Most recent
£355,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HG3 3SW: £335,000 (2024–2001).
Nearby sales in HG3 3SW
3 Melrose Crescent, Bishop Monkton, Harrogate, HG3 3SW
Sold Jun 2024
£510,0001 Melrose Crescent, Bishop Monkton, Harrogate, HG3 3SW
Sold Jul 2015
£385,0006 Melrose Crescent, Bishop Monkton, Harrogate, HG3 3SW
Sold Jun 2013
£335,0007 Melrose Crescent, Bishop Monkton, Harrogate, HG3 3SW
Sold Sept 2011
£225,0005 Melrose Crescent, Bishop Monkton, Harrogate, HG3 3SW
Sold Mar 2000
£182,000
Versus other Melrose Crescent homes
8 Melrose Crescent outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,383
Street avg £3,138
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 130 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 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.
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
44.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.5dB







