Templar Cottage, Beckfoot Lane, Bingley, BD16 1AR
About Templar Cottage
Templar Cottage is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Bingley (BD16 1AR). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since August 2010. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 100), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
On the market in April 2012 and unlisted since — roughly 14 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1998–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £348,000 is 25.4% above the 2012 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£260/sq ft) was about 89.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
Templar Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Templar Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
10applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Templar Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1998.
£348,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 14 years.
£277,500
Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
23 April 2012Most recent
£277,500
+85.1%over 11 years11 October 2000
£149,950
+17.6%over 11 months22 November 1999
£127,500
+10.9%over 1 year12 February 1998
£115,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BD16 1AR: £250,000 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in BD16 1AR
Beckfoot Mill, 4, Beckfoot Lane, Bingley, BD16 1AR
Sold Aug 2024
£250,000Beckfoot Mill, 6, Beckfoot Lane, Bingley, BD16 1AR
Sold Sept 2021
£425,000Beckfoot Mill, 5, Beckfoot Lane, Bingley, BD16 1AR
Sold Jul 2020
£247,000Beckfoot Cottage, Beckfoot Lane, Bingley, BD16 1AR
Sold Oct 2019
£510,000Beckfoot Mill, 3, Beckfoot Lane, Bingley, BD16 1AR
Sold Mar 2018
£180,000
Versus other Beckfoot Lane homes
Templar Cottage outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,803
Street avg £2,539
Floor Area
99 m²
Street avg 117 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.4 t/year
Street avg 7.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.5 km
Harden Rd Blind Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Myrtle Park Primary. 12 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
44.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.0dB







