3 Cottingley Drive, Bingley, BD16 1ND
About 3 Cottingley Drive
3 Cottingley Drive is a five-bedroom detached house in Bingley (BD16 1ND). It has a recorded floor area of 197 m² (around 2119 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2009) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 44). The latest certificate is from April 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory and a basement. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 197 m² it's 27.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (154 m² median across 13 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Last sold in August 2011, so it's been off the market for around 15 years. 5 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused. Today's modelled estimate of £507,000 is 35.2% above the 2011 sale price.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- EnsuiteYes
- BasementYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenWrap around
- GarageDetached
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
3 Cottingley Drive 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Apr 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
3 Cottingley Drive has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Apr 2013AmendmentIn report
Non Material Amendment to permission 12/05090/HOU dated 14.02.2013: Demolition of existing and construction of new detached garage. See plan numbers 085A (12)01B and 085A (22)01B
- Agent
- AV Architects
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 12/05090/NMA01
- Feb 2013FullIn report
Demolition of existing and construction of new detached garage
- Agent
- AV Architects
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 12/05090/HOU
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Sales history & valuation
3 Cottingley Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£507,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£375,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
4 August 2011Most recent
£375,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BD16 1ND: £465,000 (2022–2020).
Nearby sales in BD16 1ND
Versus other Cottingley Drive homes
3 Cottingley Drive is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£1,905
Street avg £2,596
Floor Area
197 m²
Street avg 175 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
16.0 t/year
Street avg 8.3 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
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Ghyll Wood Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Beckfoot School. 20 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.0dB







