Riverdale, Wreaks Road, Birstwith, Harrogate, HG3 2NN
About Riverdale
Riverdale is a detached house in Birstwith, Harrogate, Harrogate (HG3 2NN). It has a recorded floor area of 189 m² (around 2034 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 189 m² the property is well over the postcode median (109 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £851,000 is 25.1% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£334/sq ft) was about 120.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in April 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years.
Energy performance
Riverdale'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Mar 2024
EPC Rating
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Planning history
2 applications on record at Riverdale, Wreaks Road, Birstwith, Harrogate, HG3 2NN
- Aug 2015PorchFullOutcome in report
Erection of replacement porch.
Extension- Documents
- 19 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/02522/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- FullSept 2015Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Riverdale was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£851,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£680,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
9 April 2015Most recent
£680,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HG3 2NN: £165,000 (2025–2006).
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
£160,000Cobbler 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
Versus other Wreaks Road homes
Riverdale outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,598
Street avg £1,990
Floor Area
189 m²
Street avg 106 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 5.7 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
0.2 km
Broomfield — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Birstwith Church of England Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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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
43.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.0dB







