Lilac Cottage, Copgrove Road, Burton Leonard, Harrogate, HG3 3SJ
About Lilac Cottage
Lilac Cottage is a semi-detached house in Burton Leonard, Harrogate, Harrogate (HG3 3SJ). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in March 2012 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 84 m² it sits well below the postcode median (138 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
Energy performance
Lilac Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
Get a survey for this property
Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £955 · Includes VAT
Planning history
Lilac 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.
Sales history & valuation
Lilac Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£332,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in HG3 3SJ: £878,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in HG3 3SJ
Fairview, Copgrove Road, Burton Leonard, Harrogate, HG3 3SJ
Sold Apr 2025
£1,350,000Kays Farm, Copgrove Road, Burton Leonard, Harrogate, HG3 3SJ
Sold Nov 2022
£550,000Green Meadows, Copgrove Road, Burton Leonard, Harrogate, HG3 3SJ
Sold Apr 2021
£878,000South View, Copgrove Road, Burton Leonard, Harrogate, HG3 3SJ
Sold Feb 2021
£762,5004 Copgrove Road, Burton Leonard, Harrogate, HG3 3SJ
Sold Jun 2019
£240,000
Versus other Copgrove Road homes
Lilac Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
39 (E)
Street avg 75 (C)
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 168 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
0.1 km
The Green — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Burton Leonard Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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
45.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.7dB







