Swallow Cottage, Dick Lane, Cowling, Keighley, BD22 0JZ
About Swallow Cottage
Swallow Cottage is a detached house in Cowling, Keighley, Keighley (BD22 0JZ). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2012) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from November 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 118 m² it sits well below the postcode median (193 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Nov 2022
EPC Rating
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Planning history
3 applications on record at Swallow Cottage, Dick Lane, Cowling, Keighley, BD22 0JZ
- Feb 2008ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Proposed bedroom extension & detached garage & wood Store
- Council
- SCA
- Reference
- 22/2007/8218
- More recent applications — locked
- Change Of UseOct 2025Decision
- PorchFeb 2019Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Swallow Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£342,000
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 5 sales in BD22 0JZ: £515,000 (2022–2018).
Nearby sales in BD22 0JZ
1 Dick Lane, Cowling, Keighley, BD22 0JZ
Sold Nov 2022
£630,0003 Dick Lane, Cowling, Keighley, BD22 0JZ
Sold Jun 2021
£515,0005 Dick Lane, Cowling, Keighley, BD22 0JZ
Sold May 2021
£500,000Crag View, Dick Lane, Cowling, Keighley, BD22 0JZ
Sold Apr 2017
£441,000Crag Side Barn, Dick Lane, Cowling, Keighley, BD22 0JZ
Sold Mar 2017
£445,000
Versus other Dick Lane homes
On epc rating, Swallow Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
52 (E)
Street avg 70 (C)
Floor Area
118 m²
Street avg 185 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 5.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
2/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.5 km
The Old Sawmill — bus stop.
Closest school
1.4 km
Cowling Community Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.4dB







