Rose Cottage, Barrowby Lane, Kirkby Overblow, Harrogate, HG3 1HQ
About Rose Cottage
Rose Cottage is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Kirkby Overblow, Harrogate, Harrogate (HG3 1HQ). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 756 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (October 2011) shows a G (score 3), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Main heating runs on dual fuel. The latest certificate is from October 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 70 m² it sits well below the postcode median (135 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in September 2015. Across 1997–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £316,000 is 34.5% above the 2015 sale price. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2015.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
Energy performance
Rose Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Oct 2021
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 application on record at Rose Cottage, Barrowby Lane, Kirkby Overblow, Harrogate, HG3 1HQ
- Apr 2015FullOutcome in report
Retention of extension to dormer window.
Retrospective- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/00969/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1997.
£316,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 18 years.
£235,000
Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
21 September 2015Most recent
£235,000
+213.3%over 18 years23 July 1997
£75,000
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
£865,000Wharfedale View, Barrowby Lane, Kirkby Overblow, Harrogate, HG3 1HQ
Sold Jul 2022
£360,000
Versus other Barrowby Lane homes
Rose Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,345
Street avg £3,777
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 170 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 10.0 t/year
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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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB







