4 Estate Cottage, Ripley, Harrogate, HG3 3AY
About 4 Estate Cottage
4 Estate Cottage is an end-of-terrace house in Ripley, Harrogate, Harrogate (HG3 3AY). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since February 2015. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 3-band jump.
3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Today's modelled estimate of £245,000 is 23.7% above the 2019 sale price. Sold October 2019 for £198,000.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
4 Estate Cottage has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
3 applications on record at 4 Estate Cottage, Ripley, Harrogate, HG3 3AY
- Aug 2019ExtensionHeritageOutcome in report
Listed building consent for the demolition of 4 no. single-storey extensions and erection of 4 no. single-storey extensions.
Listed- Documents
- 42 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/03880/LB
- More recent applications — locked
- ConditionsApr 2020Decision
- ExtensionAug 2019Decision
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Sales history & valuation
4 Estate Cottage valuation runs notably under the typical sold price in this postcode.
£245,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£198,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
31 October 2019Most recent
£198,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HG3 3AY: £500,000 (2023–2019).
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Sold Aug 2019
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Sold May 2019
£500,000
Versus the street
Price per m² for 4 Estate Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,808
Street avg £3,615
Floor Area
52 m²
Street avg 67 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Cross — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Ripley Endowed Church of England School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.8dB







