Sycamore Drive, Harrogate house prices are built from 171 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 1995 and the most recent on 29 Aug 2025. The median price paid across the whole record is £109,000. Across the 14 years from 2007 to 2021 the median moved +46.6% in cash — but once inflation is taken out, the change in 2026 money is +6.5%.
Median price paid
£109,000
Change in cash, 2007–2021
+46.6%
Change in real terms
+6.5%
Median per m²
£2,370
HM Land Registry171 sales29 with floor areaLatest sale 29 Aug 2025
Section 01
How Sycamore Drive, Harrogate prices moved
The chart tracks the median Sycamore Drive, Harrogate house price for every year with a recorded sale, from 1995 to 2021. The dashed line restates each year in 2026 money, so the two lines separate exactly as much as inflation has eroded the cash figure.
| Decade | Years with sales | Median paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4 | £50,748 | £112,683 |
| 2000s | 7 | £112,000 | £204,031 |
| 2010s | 3 | £162,000 | £228,420 |
| 2020s | 1 | £195,000 | £199,239 |
The highest yearly median on record for Sycamore Drive, Harrogate is £195,000 in 2021; the lowest is £42,000 in 1998. Across the full 27-year record the cash median has moved from £50,975 to £195,000.
In 2026 money that first median is worth £113,189, so the real change over the whole record is +117.7% — about +3.04% a year after inflation. Cash growth and real growth are not the same story, and the gap is the part most price reports leave out.
Over the last decade alone the difference is stark: +46.6% in cash against +6.5% once inflation is removed. A buyer who sold at the end of that decade would have needed the real figure, not the headline one, to know whether they had actually gained.
Section 02
The most recent sales
Every row is a completed sale as lodged with HM Land Registry. The right-hand column restates the price in 2026 money, which is the only fair way to compare a sale from the 1990s with one from last year.
| Address | Sold | Type | Price paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | 29 Aug 2025 | Terraced | £248,000 | £253,391 |
| 4 | 20 Dec 2024 | Terraced | £165,000 | £173,619 |
| 74 | 27 Sep 2024 | Semi-detached | £122,000 | £128,373 |
| 64 | 19 Apr 2024 | Terraced | £160,000 | £168,358 |
| 49 | 29 Jan 2024 | Terraced | £175,000 | £184,142 |
| 6 | 9 May 2023 | Terraced | £203,000 | £219,333 |
| 48 | 31 Oct 2022 | Semi-detached | £165,000 | £191,167 |
| 76 | 1 Jul 2022 | Semi-detached | £165,000 | £191,167 |
| 18 | 28 Jun 2022 | Terraced | £198,000 | £229,400 |
| 63 | 27 May 2022 | Terraced | £185,000 | £214,339 |
| 51 | 29 Oct 2021 | Terraced | £195,000 | £246,371 |
| 27 | 30 Sep 2021 | Terraced | £227,000 | £286,801 |
| 36 | 24 Sep 2021 | Terraced | £218,000 | £275,430 |
| 79 | 30 Jul 2021 | Terraced | £195,000 | £246,371 |
| 66 | 30 Jul 2021 | Terraced | £189,950 | £239,991 |
| 19 | 23 Jul 2021 | Terraced | £195,000 | £246,371 |
| 42 | 2 Jul 2021 | Terraced | £224,500 | £283,642 |
| 46 | 2 Jul 2021 | Semi-detached | £150,000 | £189,516 |
| 34 | 1 Jun 2021 | Terraced | £212,500 | £268,481 |
| 79 | 31 Oct 2019 | Terraced | £181,300 | £237,136 |
| 27 | 23 Aug 2019 | Terraced | £211,000 | £275,983 |
| 6 | 24 Jun 2019 | Terraced | £174,000 | £227,588 |
| 62 | 28 May 2019 | Terraced | £177,000 | £231,512 |
| 11 | 20 Dec 2018 | Terraced | £167,000 | £222,561 |
| 49 | 2 Nov 2018 | Terraced | £150,000 | £199,905 |
Section 03
Homes that sold twice
These addresses appear in the register more than once, so the same bricks are being priced twice. That makes them the strongest evidence of what actually happened to Sycamore Drive, Harrogate values — no mix of property types can flatter the number.
| Address | First recorded sale | Most recent sale | Cash a year | Real a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 Sycamore Drive | £150,000 (2006) | £248,000 (2025) | +2.7% | -0.3% |
| 4 Sycamore Drive | £45,300 (1995) | £165,000 (2024) | +4.6% | +1.9% |
| 74 Sycamore Drive | £63,200 (2001) | £122,000 (2024) | +2.9% | +0.2% |
| 64 Sycamore Drive | £59,500 (1999) | £160,000 (2024) | +4.0% | +1.3% |
| 49 Sycamore Drive | £39,950 (1995) | £175,000 (2024) | +5.2% | +2.6% |
| 6 Sycamore Drive | £52,995 (1995) | £203,000 (2023) | +4.9% | +2.2% |
| 48 Sycamore Drive | £40,250 (1998) | £165,000 (2022) | +6.1% | +3.5% |
| 76 Sycamore Drive | £42,000 (1995) | £165,000 (2022) | +5.2% | +2.7% |
| 18 Sycamore Drive | £63,500 (2000) | £198,000 (2022) | +5.3% | +2.7% |
| 63 Sycamore Drive | £49,000 (1995) | £185,000 (2022) | +5.0% | +2.5% |
| 51 Sycamore Drive | £59,950 (1995) | £195,000 (2021) | +4.6% | +2.4% |
| 27 Sycamore Drive | £59,950 (1995) | £227,000 (2021) | +5.3% | +3.0% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. Sycamore Drive, Harrogate is dominated by the type at the top of this table, so its overall median leans that way.
| Property type | Sales | Share | Median paid | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terraced | 127 | 74.3% | £117,500 | £38,500 – £255,000 |
| Semi-detached | 39 | 22.8% | £86,500 | £38,500 – £180,000 |
| Detached | 5 | 2.9% | £52,000 | £48,000 – £97,950 |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in Sycamore Drive, Harrogate
0 of the sales on record are leasehold and 171 freehold — 0.0% of the market. Tenure is not a detail: a leasehold flat and a freehold house are different assets, and mixing them into one median hides the difference.
| Category | Sales | Share | Median paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leasehold | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Freehold | 171 | 100.0% | £109,000 |
| New build | 17 | 9.9% | £52,995 |
| Existing home | 154 | 90.1% | £118,250 |
New builds sold for less than the median existing home — -55.2%. A new-build premium is normal: the buyer gets a warranty and nothing to fix, and the price is set by a developer rather than negotiated between two households.
A further 7 transfers for this area are on the register but are left out of every figure above. HM Land Registry marks them as additional price paid entries: repossessions, buy-to-let portfolio moves, transfers between companies or family, and sales at a discount such as right to buy. They are real records but they are not open-market prices, and including them would drag the median somewhere no buyer ever paid.
Section 07
Living in Sycamore Drive, Harrogate
Every certificate carries an energy efficiency band as well as a floor area. Across North Yorkshire, 38.1% of 324,488 certificates sit in bands A to C, and 8.5% in F or G — the bands that cost the most to heat and are hardest to mortgage.
| Energy band | Certificates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 2,546 | 0.8% |
| B | 37,477 | 11.5% |
| C | 83,448 | 25.7% |
| D | 117,825 | 36.3% |
| E | 55,738 | 17.2% |
| F | 20,519 | 6.3% |
| G | 6,935 | 2.1% |
The Office for National Statistics puts the mean private rent in North Yorkshire at £838 a month as of Jun 2026 — £586 for a one-bedroom home and £929 for three bedrooms.
Against the median sale of £109,000 here, that rent is a gross yield of 9.23% a year. It is a measured figure rather than an assumption: a real local rent over a real local price, before any cost of ownership.
Police forces publish every recorded street-level crime. Within a mile of the centre of HG2, 242 crimes were recorded in Jun 2026: 73 violent, 6 burglary, 9 vehicle-related and 56 anti-social behaviour. The median postcode district in this archive recorded 167 in the same month, so this one is 1.4 times busier.
A count is not a rate. A district with shops and a station records more crime than a residential one of the same size, because more people pass through it. Read this next to the median, not on its own.
Section 08
The neighbourhood around Sycamore Drive, Harrogate
11 state and independent schools have a HG2 postcode: 7 primary, 4 secondary. Catchment areas do not follow postcodes, so treat this as what is nearby rather than what a child would be offered.
| School | Phase | Type | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrogate Grammar School | Secondary | Academy converter | 2,081 |
| St Aidan's Church of England High School | Secondary | Academy converter | 1,966 |
| St John Fisher Catholic Academy | Secondary | Academy converter | 1,250 |
| Rossett School | Secondary | Academy converter | 785 |
| Western Primary School | Primary | Academy converter | 478 |
| Rossett Acre Primary School | Primary | Academy converter | 424 |
| Willow Tree Community Primary School | Primary | Academy converter | 423 |
| Oatlands Community Junior School | Primary | Academy converter | 356 |
| Hookstone Chase Primary School | Primary | Academy converter | 289 |
| Oatlands Infant School | Primary | Academy converter | 269 |
| Station | Mode | Distance from the district centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hornbeam Park Rail Station | Rail | 0.6 km |
| Harrogate Rail Station | Rail | 1.0 km |
| Starbeck Rail Station | Rail | 2.4 km |
| Pannal Rail Station | Rail | 3.0 km |
Section 09
How Sycamore Drive, Harrogate compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. Sycamore Drive, Harrogate sits below that national figure — -30.8%.
Within Harrogate the street ranks 1260 of 1303 by median price, and its median is below the town figure of £190,000 (-42.6%).
Where an EPC floor area could be matched to the sale, the median works out at £2,370 per square metre, across 29 of the 171 sales on record. Price per square metre is the only figure that compares a two-bed flat with a four-bed house honestly.
The full range on record runs from £38,500 to £255,000. Extremes usually mean something unusual — a plot sold without a house on it, a transfer between family members, or a very large property — so the median is the number to trust.
Sycamore Drive, Harrogate sits in North Yorkshire, in the Yorkshire and The Humber.
The Office for National Statistics puts the median home in North Yorkshire at 7.9 times median local earnings of £34,785 a year, measured to Sep 2025. Across England and Wales the same ratio is 7.6. That number, not the price alone, is what decides whether a place is within reach of the people who work in it.
Section 10
Nearby on the record
Streets nearby
- Otley Road£228,500 median
- Valley Drive£184,000 median
- Cold Bath Road£120,000 median
- Leeds Road£200,000 median
- High Street£170,000 median
- West End Avenue£250,000 median
- Wetherby Road£119,500 median
- St Georges Road£185,000 median
- Harlow Moor Drive£212,500 median
- Stonefall Avenue£169,500 median
- Beech Grove£400,000 median
- Queens Road£165,000 median
- Arthurs Avenue£229,995 median
- Knaresborough Road£160,000 median
- Harlow Manor Park£151,000 median
- Tewit Well Road£181,000 median
Addresses with more than one recorded sale
- 49 Sycamore Drive9 sales
- 81 Sycamore Drive7 sales
- 6 Sycamore Drive6 sales
- 27 Sycamore Drive6 sales
- 48 Sycamore Drive5 sales
- 79 Sycamore Drive5 sales
- 46 Sycamore Drive5 sales
- 62 Sycamore Drive5 sales
- 76 Sycamore Drive4 sales
- 18 Sycamore Drive4 sales
- 50 Sycamore Drive4 sales
- 24 Sycamore Drive4 sales
- 2 Sycamore Drive4 sales
- 52 Sycamore Drive3 sales
- 4 Sycamore Drive3 sales
- 74 Sycamore Drive3 sales
- 51 Sycamore Drive3 sales
- 36 Sycamore Drive3 sales
- 19 Sycamore Drive3 sales
- 68 Sycamore Drive3 sales
- 53 Sycamore Drive3 sales
- 25 Sycamore Drive3 sales
- 3 Sycamore Drive3 sales
- 37 Sycamore Drive3 sales
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Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in Sycamore Drive, Harrogate?
The median price paid in Sycamore Drive, Harrogate across every sale on the register is £109,000. The median is used rather than the mean because a handful of very large sales would otherwise drag the average away from what a typical buyer paid.
How many homes have sold in Sycamore Drive, Harrogate?
171 sales are on record for Sycamore Drive, Harrogate, the most recent completing on 29 Aug 2025. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.
Have Sycamore Drive, Harrogate house prices actually risen?
In cash, the median rose +46.6% between 2007 and 2021. In 2026 money — that is, after inflation — the change is +6.5%. Both numbers are true; only the second one tells you whether buying here preserved value.
When were Sycamore Drive, Harrogate house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £195,000, set in 2021. That is the cash figure; measured in 2026 money the peak may fall in a different year, because inflation reshapes the series.
What is the price per square metre in Sycamore Drive, Harrogate?
£2,370 per square metre, from the 29 sales where an EPC floor area could be matched to the address. Price per square metre strips out size, so a flat and a house can be compared on the same basis.
How current is this data?
The latest sale shown here completed on 29 Aug 2025. HM Land Registry publishes Price Paid Data monthly and a sale can take a month or two to appear after completion, so the most recent weeks are always incomplete.
Cite this page: Sold Price History, “Sycamore Drive, Harrogate house prices”, 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data © Crown copyright and database right, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Inflation adjustment: ONS CPIH.