Hiver Cottage, Pateley Bridge Road, Burnt Yates, Harrogate, HG3 3EG

Hiver Cottage is a semi-detached house in Burnt Yates, Harrogate, Harrogate (HG3 3EG). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1983-1990. The latest certificate (July 2025) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since August 2014. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). Main heating runs on oil.

It hasn't traded since February 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 86 m² the property is well over the postcode median (37 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £319,000 sits 75.3% above the 2007 sale of £182,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£197/sq ft) was about 19% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.