Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Cottage, Christ Church Oval, Harrogate, HG1 5AJ
1 planning record
Estimated value
£831,000
- Since the 2025 sale (£820,000)+1%
- Against HG1 5AJ's recent median (£460,000)+81%
Newest record on this page: April 2026. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
164 m²
1765 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 56
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Our estimate
£831,000
- Against its 2025 sale (£820,000)+1%
- Against HG1 5AJ's recent median (£460,000)+81%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Cottage is modelled from its 164 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in HG1 5AJ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
164 m² from the EPC lodged in September 2023
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2025
Recent sales in HG1 5AJ
5 sales, median £460,000 (2026–2024)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: April 2026 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Sales timeline
15 May 2025Most recent
£820,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HG1 5AJ: £460,000 (2026–2024).
Nearby sales in HG1 5AJ
19 Christ Church Oval, Harrogate, HG1 5AJ
Sold Apr 2026
£460,00023 Christ Church Oval, Harrogate, HG1 5AJ
Sold Mar 2025
£395,00017 Christ Church Oval, Harrogate, HG1 5AJ
Sold Mar 2025
£459,95015 Christ Church Oval, Harrogate, HG1 5AJ
Sold Feb 2025
£475,0001 Christ Church Oval, Harrogate, HG1 5AJ
Sold Oct 2024
£460,000
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1 potential issue has already been flagged for Cottage, Christ Church Oval, Harrogate, HG1 5AJ. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Signs of HMO activity in the areaIn report
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- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Cottage is a detached house in Harrogate (HG1 5AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 164 m² (around 1765 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (September 2023) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).
At 164 m² the property is well over the postcode median (121 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It changed hands recently, sold May 2025 for £820,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2025. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£465/sq ft) was about 103.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate
Sept 2023EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D56
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 10 September 2033
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Cottage, Christ Church Oval, Harrogate, HG1 5AJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
1 application on record at Cottage, Christ Church Oval, Harrogate, HG1 5AJ
1decisions1extensions10documents11nearby
Flagged:Demolition
- Oct 2025DemolitionFullOutcome in report
Demolition of front elevation porch and conservatory, and demolition of side extension and car port. Erection of wrap-around front and side extension and alteration to fenestration.
Extension- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/03004/FUL
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Versus other Christ Church Oval homes
Four headline reads against 25 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,000
Street avg £2,735
Floor Area
164 m²
Street avg 124 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.9 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Harrogate district page.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
216/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
North Park Rd — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Harrogate High School. 22 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Harrogate High SchoolSecondary740m
- Harrogate, Grove Road Community Primary SchoolPrimary796m
- St Peter's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary814m
- St Aidan's Church of England High SchoolSecondary850m
Nearest stops
- North Park RdBus stop223m
- Mowbray Health CentreBus stop238m
- Westmoreland StBus stop305m
- Mowbray SquareBus stop328m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences1,085 reports33%
- Anti-social Behaviour686 reports21%
- Shoplifting440 reports14%
- Other Theft213 reports7%
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around HG1 5AJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.0dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for Cottage is modelled from its 164 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in HG1 5AJ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for Cottage. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Cottage was lodged in September 2023 at band D and is valid until September 2033. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to Cottage. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 15 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 22 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from HG1 5AJ, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- Cottage is in council tax band G. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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