Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
3 Spring Hill Cottages is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Beckwithshaw, Harrogate, Harrogate (HG3 1TJ). It has a recorded floor area of 172 m² (around 1851 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in February 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67). Main heating runs on oil.
4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include solar panel installation, new windows and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2009–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£368/sq ft) was about 36.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £681,000 in June 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
3 Spring Hill Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Certificate validity
Valid until 27 March 2031
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Upgraded to gas central heating
Fuel source changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Because the property was built before 1919 and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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3 Spring Hill Cottages has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
4 applications on record at 3 Spring Hill Cottages, Haverah Park, Beckwithshaw, Harrogate, HG3 1TJ
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey rear extension and installation of 1 window to first floor side elevation of existing cottage.
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Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2009.
£729,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.3% per year over 12 years.
£681,000
Growth on file: 11.3% per year over 12 years.
27 June 2021Most recent
£681,000
+268.1%over 12 years19 April 2009
£185,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in HG3 1TJ: £350,000 (2021–2000).
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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
81/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.7 km
Opp School — bus stop.
Closest school
1.7 km
Beckwithshaw Community Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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