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Croft Cottage, The Fold, Lothersdale, Keighley, BD20 8HD

EPC B4 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
80 m²
861 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 81
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Croft Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Croft Cottage is a semi-detached house in Lothersdale, Keighley, Keighley (BD20 8HD). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2024) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in January 2024 the rating was D, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 80 m² it sits well below the postcode median (128 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 1995–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£476/sq ft) was about 124.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £410,000 in May 2023.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Croft Cottage ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Apr 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
B81
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Apr 2024from Jan 2024
EPC improved fromD63toB81
SDL Surveying

Get a survey for this property

Level 3 Building Survey

Late 20th centurySemi-Detached HouseEPC BNo mains gas

Because the property has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Croft Cottage, The Fold, Lothersdale, Keighley, BD20 8HD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Croft Cottage has no planning applications on record.

3

But the area is active

3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1995.

Current estimate

£400,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 28 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2023)

£410,000

Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 28 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 11 May 2023Most recent

    £410,000

    +5.1%over 4 years
  2. 11 July 2018

    £390,000

    +50.0%over 2 years
  3. 30 October 2015

    £260,000

    +137.4%over 20 years
  4. 4 May 1995

    £109,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in BD20 8HD: £286,000 (2025–2021).

On the street

Versus other The Fold homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Croft Cottage outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,125

Street avg £2,789

Strongly above

Floor Area

80 m²

Street avg 118 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.1 t/year

Street avg 7.9 t/year

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Croft Cottage

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Keighley district page.

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Closest school

0.3 km

Lothersdale Primary School. 1 school nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BD20 8HD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for BD20 8HD

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for BD20 8HD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.0dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Croft Cottage, The Fold, Lothersdale, Keighley, BD20 8HD. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.