Syke Cottage, Holly View, Barnoldswick, BB18 5AS
About Syke Cottage
Syke Cottage is a semi-detached house in Barnoldswick (BB18 5AS). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2016) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 66).
At 81 m² it's 19% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (100 m² median across 4 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Most recent transfer was December 2024 at £315,000 — fresh data. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include partial demolition and a basement excavation, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 2016–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£361/sq ft) was about 73.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Syke Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Dec 2025DemolitionHeritageIn report
Listed Building Consent: Demolition and replacement of garden room, reconfiguration of ground floor kitchen and bedroom, installation of rooflights, and removal and repair of external render.
- Agent
- Bowman Riley Architects
Listed- Documents
- 32 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/0686/LBC
- Dec 2025FullIn report
Full: Demolition and replacement of garden room and installation of rooflights.
- Agent
- Bowman Riley Architects
- Documents
- 33 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/0685/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Syke Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£296,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.2% per year over 8 years.
£315,000
Growth on file: 3.2% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
17 December 2024Most recent
£315,000
+28.6%over 8 years14 December 2016
£245,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BB18 5AS: £230,000 (2022–2016).
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Holly View homes
On price per m², Syke Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,889
Street avg £2,461
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 99 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.4 t/year
Street avg 1.8 t/year
Years Held
1 years
Street avg 7 years
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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
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Foster Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
St Joseph's Catholic primary School, a Voluntary Academy. 6 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB