Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Corner Cottage is an end-of-terrace house in Burton Leonard, Harrogate, Harrogate (HG3 3SD). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and main heating went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 116), a 3-band jump.
Last sale on file: £187,500 in February 2023. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2002–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£335/sq ft) was about 28.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 19 August 2032
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system changed
More low energy lighting installed
Get a survey for this property
Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £885 · Includes VAT
Corner Cottage has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
5 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sale price has at least doubled since 2002.
£202,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.4% per year over 21 years.
£187,500
Growth on file: 4.4% per year over 21 years.
27 February 2023Most recent
£187,500
+48.0%over 10 years23 August 2012
£126,720
-6.8%over 2 years11 January 2010
£136,000
+81.3%over 8 years11 January 2002
£75,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HG3 3SD: £229,950 (2024–2013).
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Sold Oct 2024
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Sold Mar 2014
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Sold May 2013
1 Church Lane, Burton Leonard, Harrogate, HG3 3SD
Sold Jan 2013
Orchard Farm, Church Lane, Burton Leonard, Harrogate, HG3 3SD
Sold Jun 2006
On floor area, Corner Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,606
Street avg £3,064
Floor Area
52 m²
Street avg 97 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
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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
0.1 km
The Green — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Burton Leonard Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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