Cottage, Christ Church Oval, Harrogate, HG1 5AJ
About Cottage
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 104.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Energy performance
Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
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Planning history
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
- 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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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£847,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£820,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 May 2025Most recent
£820,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HG1 5AJ: £459,950 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in HG1 5AJ
23 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
£460,000Flat 1, 35 Christ Church Oval, Harrogate, HG1 5AJ
Sold Jul 2024
£150,000
Versus other Christ Church Oval homes
Price per m² for Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,000
Street avg £2,717
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
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady 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.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.0dB