Lavender Cottage, Barrowby Lane, Kirkby Overblow, Harrogate, HG3 1HQ
About Lavender Cottage
Lavender Cottage is a semi-detached house in Kirkby Overblow, Harrogate, Harrogate (HG3 1HQ). It has a recorded floor area of 211 m² (around 2271 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2014) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from June 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 211 m² the property is well over the postcode median (124 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
Lavender Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Jun 2024
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Lavender 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
Lavender Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£806,000
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 HG3 1HQ: £865,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in HG3 1HQ
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Sold Jul 2024
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Sold Nov 2023
£3,500,000The Fold, Barrowby Lane, Kirkby Overblow, Harrogate, HG3 1HQ
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£890,000Prospect House, Barrowby Lane, Kirkby Overblow, Harrogate, HG3 1HQ
Sold Jul 2023
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Sold Jul 2022
£360,000
Versus other Barrowby Lane homes
On co₂ emissions, Lavender Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
32 (F)
Street avg 50 (E)
Floor Area
211 m²
Street avg 160 m²
CO₂ Emissions
18.0 t/year
Street avg 9.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Star and Garter — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
All Saints Church of England 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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB







