Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
3 Birchfield View is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Glasshouses, Harrogate, Harrogate (HG3 5QZ). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in March 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). Period features are noted in the property record.
On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Sold August 2023 for £340,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2003–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£270/sq ft) was about 51.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
3 Birchfield View ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
Certificate validity
Valid until 11 May 2033
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Window efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Because the property was built before 1919, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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3 Birchfield View has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
3 Birchfield View has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2003.
£357,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.2% per year over 20 years.
£340,000
Growth on file: 4.2% per year over 20 years.
21 August 2023Most recent
£340,000
+83.8%over 7 years7 July 2016
£185,000
-9.3%over 11 years22 November 2004
£204,000
+35.5%over 11 months30 December 2003
£150,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in HG3 5QZ: £275,000 (2025–2012).
3 Birchfield View outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,906
Street avg £2,205
Floor Area
117 m²
Street avg 110 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 6.4 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
0.0 km
Glasshouses Lane End — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Glasshouses Community Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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