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Blacksmiths Cottage, Church Lane, South Stainley, Harrogate, HG3 3NE

3 planning records

Estimated value

£738,000

  • Since the 2022 sale (£825,000)-11%
  • Against HG3 3NE's recent median (£720,000)+3%

Newest record on this page: May 2026. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
151 m²
1625 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 62
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£738,000

  • Against its 2022 sale (£825,000)-11%
  • Against HG3 3NE's recent median (£720,000)+3%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Blacksmiths Cottage is modelled from its 151 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in HG3 3NE. 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

    151 m² from the EPC lodged in June 2022

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2022

  • Recent sales in HG3 3NE

    5 sales, median £720,000 (2026–2022)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: May 2026Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 of 3 applicationsFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Blacksmiths Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2013.

Sales timeline

  1. 7 November 2022Most recent

    £825,000

    +144.8%over 9 years

  2. 1 February 2013

    £337,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in HG3 3NE: £720,000 (2026–2022).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

2 potential issues have already been flagged for Blacksmiths Cottage, Church Lane, South Stainley, Harrogate, HG3 3NE. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Environmental risk flaggedIn 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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Overview

About Blacksmiths Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Blacksmiths Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in South Stainley, Harrogate, Harrogate (HG3 3NE). It has a recorded floor area of 151 m² (around 1625 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.

Across 2013–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £738,000 is 10.5% below the 2022 sale of £825,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£508/sq ft) was about 89.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 151 m² it sits well below the postcode median (305 m² across 17 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs). 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold November 2022 for £825,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms2

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • GarageYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Blacksmiths Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate
Jun 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D62
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
6.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 15 June 2032

5 years remaining
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Blacksmiths Cottage, Church Lane, South Stainley, Harrogate, HG3 3NE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

3 applications on record at Blacksmiths Cottage, Church Lane, South Stainley, Harrogate, HG3 3NE

3decisions3extensions29documents5nearby
  1. Nov 2015
    ExtensionOutline
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey

    Erection of single storey extension.

    Reference
    15/05249/PNX
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. ExtensionDecision
  4. ConservatoryDecision

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On the street

Versus other Church Lane homes

Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Blacksmiths Cottage outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,464

Street avg £2,855

Strongly above

Floor Area

151 m²

Street avg 284 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

6.6 t/year

Street avg 5.1 t/year

Below
Area

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.
Full Harrogate report

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

0.3 km

Red Lion — bus stop.

Closest school

2.1 km

Burton Leonard Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Burton Leonard Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary2.1km
  • Markington Church of England Primary & Nursery SchoolPrimary2.5km

Nearest stops

  • Red LionBus stop264m
  • Cayton HallBus stop515m
  • Stainley LodgeBus stop842m
  • Green LaneBus stop1.4km

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences537 reports44%
  • Anti-social Behaviour201 reports17%
  • Other Theft76 reports6%
  • Burglary74 reports6%

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around HG3 3NE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for HG3 3NE

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for HG3 3NE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.4dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for Blacksmiths Cottage is modelled from its 151 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in HG3 3NE. 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. 2 sales are recorded for Blacksmiths 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 Blacksmiths Cottage was lodged in June 2022 at band D and is valid until June 2032. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 3 applications are matched to Blacksmiths 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 2 schools and 19 stops listed are measured in a straight line from HG3 3NE, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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