PEAR TREE COTTAGE
LEATHLEY LANE, OTLEY, LEATHLEY, NORTH YORKSHIRE LS21 2JY
£1,450,000
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Property details
Tenure
FREEHOLD
Floor area
298 m²
Council tax band
G
EPC rating
E
Year built
England and Wales: before 1900
Last sold
£1,425,000 Mar 2025
Price per m²
£4,866/m²
Local average
£557,700 (+160%)
Deprivation
Decile 7 (22,826 of 33,755)
Street crime
0 incidents within 1 mile (Apr 2026)
Key features
- Substantial stone built detached family home
- Five Bedrooms
- Beautifully appointed
- Approx. one acre of land
- Large separate garage block
- Extensive gardens
- Main bedroom with dressing room, en-suite and balcony
- Large driveway with electric gate
- Workshop
Additional details
- Parking
- Yes
- Garden
- Yes
Description
The property is located in this extremely sought after rural location, conveniently positioned within easy reach of both Leeds and Harrogate. Having a stunning outlook, a biomass boiler heating and hot water system, high security and electric gate.
The property truly requires an internal inspection to appreciate the well planned and versatile accommodation which comprises: A beautiful entrance hallway opening to dining hall, magnificent living room with large windows and doors overlooking the gardens and feature fireplace leading to garden room with fabulous outlook, stunning kitchen with handmade units and quartz work surface with integrated coffee machine, fridge freezer, Miele oven, microwave, steamer, twin induction hobs and dishwasher, fabulous double sided breakfast bar leading to a sitting area with large windows and doors overlooking the gardens, useful store room, inner hall, cloakroom/WC, home office, superbly appointed utility room set up as a kitchen with a fridge freezer and induction hob, ground floor double bedroom with wardrobes and en-suite shower room.
To the first floor are four further bedrooms with the master suite having a large walk-in wardrobe/dressing room, en-suite with separate toilet and beautiful balcony with fabulous views. Bedroom two also has an en-suite and there is a separate house bathroom.
The beautifully kept gardens are accessed via a long, sweeping driveway with electric gate. The garage block has a double garage, single garage and workshop.
There are fabulously kept lawned gardens with mature flowering borders, plants and trees, along with timber boundary fencing and side patio. To the rear of the property are further enclosed gardens with a timber shed housing the biomass boiler.
Substantial, stone built, detached family home.
Listed by
Harrogate
Nicholls Tyreman
Reference: 152044370
EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost
Current rating: E
Potential rating: D
Inspection date: 04/10/2024
Expiry date: 03/10/2034
Current heating cost: £6,372/year
Potential heating cost: £4,669/year
Est. upgrade cost to C: £24,500
Recommendations
- Cavity wall insulation (£500 - £1,500)
- 50 mm internal or external wall insulation (£4,000 - £14,000)
- Floor insulation (solid floor) (£4,000 - £6,000)
- Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
- Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£3,500 - £5,500)
Flood risk
Zone: 1
Risk: Low
Job (default Low)
Floorplans
PearTreeCottageLeathley-Landscape.jpg
Price history
| Event | Date | Price | % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sold | 25/03/2025 (1 year ago) | £1,425,000 | — |
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Crown copyright.
Sold Comparables
Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Data from Land Registry Price Paid.
| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Same street WOODBRIDGE FARM LEATHLEY LANE, LEATHLEY, OTLEY, NORTH YORKSHIRE, LS21 2JY | £737,500 | 05/06/2023 | Detached |
Street average: £737,500 (1 sale)
Capital growth trend
Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).
House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Yorkshire and The Humber. Series: All dwelling types. As of March 2026.
Rental Range
Estimated market rent for Yorkshire and The Humber. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.
Based on Region from postcode lookup → Yorkshire and The Humber.
LHA (30th percentile) floor for Harrogate: £1,271/mo (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026)
Location
Nearby
Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).
| Type | Name | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Bus stop | Pool Road | 1.1 miles |
| Shop | Gallows Hill Yard | 1.6 miles |
| Shop | Macauley Motors | 1.8 miles |
| Train station | Weeton | 2.7 miles |
| Train station | Menston | 4.1 miles |
| University | Reception/Helpzone | 7.0 miles |
| Hospital | Eccleshill NHS Treatment Centre | 7.3 miles |
| University | Kirkstall Brewery Residences | 7.6 miles |
| Hospital | Sir Karl Cohen Square | 9.0 miles |
Street-level crime
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Total incidents | 0 |
Within 1 mile during Apr 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).
Schools nearby
Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.
| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otley the Whartons Primary School | Primary | 1.8 miles | Good — 21 Jul 2017 |
| Pool-in-Wharfedale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Primary | 1.8 miles | Good — 17 Feb 2019 |
| Otley All Saints CofE Primary School | Primary | 1.9 miles | Good — 9 Nov 2012 |
| Otley Prince Henry's Grammar School Specialist Language College | Secondary | 2.0 miles | — (Inspected (no overall grade)) |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Otley | Primary | 2.2 miles | Good — 2 May 2024 |
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Rent-driven metrics
Based on Area rent estimate.
- Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
- Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
- Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
- Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).