4 New Hague Cottages, Colne Road, Kelbrook, Barnoldswick, BB18 6XY
About 4 New Hague Cottages
4 New Hague Cottages is an end-of-terrace house in Kelbrook, Barnoldswick, Barnoldswick (BB18 6XY). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in June 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Poor; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 49 m² it's 19.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (61 m² median across 5 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
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Energy performance
4 New Hague Cottages sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
4 New Hague Cottages has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
4 New Hague Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£139,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 4 sales in BB18 6XY: £146,250 (2020–2004).
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Versus other Colne Road homes
4 New Hague Cottages is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
43 (E)
Street avg 61 (D)
Floor Area
49 m²
Street avg 65 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.5 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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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
0.1 km
New Hague Cottages — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
Kelbrook Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.6dB