Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Cobbler Cottage, Wreaks Road, Birstwith, Harrogate, HG3 2NN
4 sales on record
Estimated value
£283,000
- Since the 2010 sale (£185,000)+53%
- Against HG3 2NN's recent median (£400,000)-29%
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
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
92 m²
995 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 50
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£283,000
- Against its 2010 sale (£185,000)+53%
- Against HG3 2NN's recent median (£400,000)-29%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Cobbler Cottage is modelled from its 92 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales 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
92 m² from the EPC lodged in October 2009
Sales of this home
4 sales recorded, the latest in 2010
Recent sales in HG3 2NN
5 sales, median £400,000 (2025–2002)
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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.
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1998.
Sales timeline
8 July 2010Most recent
£185,000
+12.1%over 3 years28 September 2006
£165,000
+85.4%over 5 years14 June 2001
£89,000
+48.5%over 2 years19 November 1998
£59,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in HG3 2NN: £400,000 (2025–2002).
Nearby sales in HG3 2NN
Bressay Cottage, Wreaks Road, Birstwith, Harrogate, HG3 2NN
Sold Feb 2025
£160,0002 Wreaks Cottages, Wreaks Road, Birstwith, Harrogate, HG3 2NN
Sold Dec 2015
£160,000Riverdale, Wreaks Road, Birstwith, Harrogate, HG3 2NN
Sold Apr 2015
£680,000Bressay Court, Wreaks Road, Birstwith, Harrogate, HG3 2NN
Sold Oct 2009
£565,000Riverside Cottage, Wreaks Road, Birstwith, Harrogate, HG3 2NN
Sold Dec 2002
£400,000
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- 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 Cobbler Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Cobbler Cottage is a semi-detached house in Birstwith, Harrogate, Harrogate (HG3 2NN). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 995 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (October 2009) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 59). The latest certificate is from October 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in July 2010. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1998–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £283,000 sits 53% above the 2010 sale of £185,000. At 92 m² it's 18.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (114 m² median across 5 EPCs).
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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.
Cobbler Cottage's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Oct 2019
Current Certificate
Oct 2009EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E50
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
5.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 11 October 2019
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Cobbler Cottage, Wreaks Road, Birstwith, Harrogate, HG3 2NN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Cobbler Cottage has no planning applications on record.
5
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.
Cobbler Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,002
Street avg £2,389
Floor Area
92 m²
Street avg 125 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 6.6 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 Cobbler Cottage is modelled from its 92 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales 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. 4 sales are recorded for Cobbler 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 Cobbler Cottage was lodged in October 2009 at band E and expired in October 2019, so a new one is needed to sell or let. 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 Cobbler 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.
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