Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Bressay Cottage, Wreaks Road, Birstwith, Harrogate, HG3 2NN
Estimated value
£230,000
- Since the 2025 sale (£160,000)+44%
- Against HG3 2NN's recent median (£185,000)+24%
Newest record on this page: February 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
56 m²
603 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 51
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£230,000
- Against its 2025 sale (£160,000)+44%
- Against HG3 2NN's recent median (£185,000)+24%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Bressay Cottage is modelled from its 56 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in HG3 2NN. 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
56 m² from the EPC lodged in December 2024
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2025
Recent sales in HG3 2NN
5 sales, median £185,000 (2015–2006)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: February 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | 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.
Sales timeline
18 February 2025Most recent
£160,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HG3 2NN: £185,000 (2015–2006).
Nearby sales in HG3 2NN
2 Wreaks Cottages, Wreaks Road, Birstwith, Harrogate, HG3 2NN
Sold Dec 2015
£160,000Riverdale, Wreaks Road, Birstwith, Harrogate, HG3 2NN
Sold Apr 2015
£680,000Cobbler Cottage, Wreaks Road, Birstwith, Harrogate, HG3 2NN
Sold Jul 2010
£185,000Bressay Court, Wreaks Road, Birstwith, Harrogate, HG3 2NN
Sold Oct 2009
£565,000Riverside Cottage, Wreaks Road, Birstwith, Harrogate, HG3 2NN
Sold Dec 2002
£400,000
What this page doesn't show
1 potential issue has already been flagged for Bressay Cottage, Wreaks Road, Birstwith, Harrogate, HG3 2NN. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About Bressay Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Bressay Cottage is a detached house in Birstwith, Harrogate, Harrogate (HG3 2NN). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2024) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 113), a 4-band jump.
Most recent transfer was February 2025 at £160,000 — fresh data. At 56 m² it sits well below the postcode median (114 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £230,000 is 43.8% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£265/sq ft) was about 74.8% 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.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate
Dec 2024EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E51
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 3 December 2034
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Bressay Cottage, Wreaks Road, Birstwith, Harrogate, HG3 2NN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Bressay Cottage has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
5 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Versus other Wreaks Road homes
Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Years Held for Bressay Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,857
Street avg £2,176
Floor Area
56 m²
Street avg 133 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 6.8 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.
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
0.2 km
Broomfield — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Birstwith Church of England Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Birstwith Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary284m
- Admiral Long Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary1.7km
- Hampsthwaite Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary1.9km
- Kettlesing Felliscliffe Community Primary SchoolPrimary2.9km
Nearest stops
- BroomfieldBus stop160m
- Post OfficeBus stop329m
- Telephone ExchangeBus stop394m
- Elton Bank TopBus stop700m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences537 reports44%
- Anti-social Behaviour201 reports17%
- Other Theft76 reports6%
- Burglary74 reports6%
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
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around HG3 2NN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.0dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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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 Bressay Cottage is modelled from its 56 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in HG3 2NN. 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 Bressay 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 Bressay Cottage was lodged in December 2024 at band E and is valid until December 2034. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to Bressay 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 4 schools and 19 stops listed are measured in a straight line from HG3 2NN, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- Bressay Cottage is in council tax band B. 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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