Highcroft, Harden Road, Kelbrook, Barnoldswick, BB18 6TS
About Highcroft
Highcroft is a detached house in Kelbrook, Barnoldswick, Barnoldswick (BB18 6TS). It has a recorded floor area of 204 m² (around 2196 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (September 2013) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from September 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 204 m² the property is well over the postcode median (149 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused, 1 pending. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. An application is currently awaiting a decision. On the market in June 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years. Today's modelled estimate of £627,000 is 44.1% above the 2017 sale price.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Highcroft sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Sept 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
There is a planning application currently awaiting a decision.
- Jul 2025OutlineIn report
Certificate of Lawful Use (S.192 Proposed Development): Use of land to site a mobile home (caravan) for ancillary use to the main dwelling.
- Agent
- NAPC Ltd
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/0461/CEA
- Apr 2019DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Full: Demolition of conservatory, conversion of garage into habitable room, erection of first floor extension and pergola to side (East), replacement front dormer and raised patio to rear.
- Agent
- 3xa-Design
Extension- Documents
- 23 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/0130/HHO
What's in Highcroft, Harden Road, Kelbrook, Barnoldswick, BB18 6TS's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Highcroft valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£627,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£435,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 June 2017Most recent
£435,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BB18 6TS: £344,000 (2025–2015).
Nearby sales in BB18 6TS
Catgate Farm, Harden Road, Kelbrook, Barnoldswick, BB18 6TS
Sold Jan 2025
£695,000Craven Game Farm, Harden Road, Kelbrook, Barnoldswick, BB18 6TS
Sold Dec 2022
£435,000Royds Farm, Harden Road, Kelbrook, Barnoldswick, BB18 6TS
Sold Mar 2021
£344,000Brook Farm, Harden Road, Kelbrook, Barnoldswick, BB18 6TS
Sold Mar 2018
£10,0006 Harden Road, Kelbrook, Barnoldswick, BB18 6TS
Sold Mar 2015
£319,000
Everything we know about Highcroft, in one report
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Versus other Harden Road homes
Highcroft is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,132
Street avg £2,917
Floor Area
204 m²
Street avg 162 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
15.0 t/year
Street avg 5.4 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
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Craven Heifer — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Kelbrook Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.7dB