Vale Cottage, Hebden Bridge Road, Oxenhope, Keighley, BD22 9LY
About Vale Cottage
Vale Cottage is a detached house in Oxenhope, Keighley, Keighley (BD22 9LY). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2019) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump.
It hasn't traded since August 2006, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. At 114 m² the property is well over the postcode median (79 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £298,000 sits 54.8% above the 2006 sale of £192,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£157/sq ft) was about 58% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
Vale Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Vale Cottage has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Vale Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£298,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£192,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
10 August 2006Most recent
£192,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in BD22 9LY: £125,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in BD22 9LY
14 Hebden Bridge Road, Oxenhope, Keighley, BD22 9LY
Sold Apr 2024
£150,00014a, Hebden Bridge Road, Oxenhope, Keighley, BD22 9LY
Sold Oct 2022
£125,0009 Hebden Bridge Road, Oxenhope, Keighley, BD22 9LY
Sold Apr 2022
£117,50056 Hebden Bridge Road, Oxenhope, Keighley, BD22 9LY
Sold Sept 2021
£425,00011 Hebden Bridge Road, Oxenhope, Keighley, BD22 9LY
Sold Feb 2020
£105,000
Versus other Hebden Bridge Road homes
On years held, Vale Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£1,689
Street avg £1,587
Floor Area
114 m²
Street avg 109 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.7 t/year
Street avg 5.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Denby Mount — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Oxenhope CofE Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.0dB







