Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Blacksmiths Cottage, Middlesmoor, Harrogate, HG3 5ST
Estimated value
£363,000
- Against HG3 5ST's recent median (£290,000)+25%
Newest record on this page: November 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
110 m²
1184 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 27
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£363,000
- Against HG3 5ST's recent median (£290,000)+25%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Blacksmiths Cottage is modelled from its 110 m² EPC floor area, the absence of a recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in HG3 5ST. 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
110 m² from the EPC lodged in April 2024
Sales of this home
No sale recorded since 1995
Recent sales in HG3 5ST
5 sales, median £290,000 (2025–2023)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: November 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Blacksmiths Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
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 5ST: £290,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in HG3 5ST
Ridgeholme, Middlesmoor, Harrogate, HG3 5ST
Sold Nov 2025
£135,000Sandholme, Middlesmoor, Harrogate, HG3 5ST
Sold Nov 2024
£265,000West View Cottage, Middlesmoor, Harrogate, HG3 5ST
Sold Nov 2024
£430,000Foggyshaw Lodge, Middlesmoor, Harrogate, HG3 5ST
Sold Feb 2024
£290,000Martinsgate Cottage, Middlesmoor, Harrogate, HG3 5ST
Sold Sept 2023
£468,000
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- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
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About Blacksmiths Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Blacksmiths Cottage is a detached house in Middlesmoor, Harrogate, Harrogate (HG3 5ST). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2024) shows an F (score 27), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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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 sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Current Certificate
Apr 2024EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F27
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
12.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 13 April 2034
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Blacksmiths Cottage, Middlesmoor, Harrogate, HG3 5ST, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Blacksmiths Cottage has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Versus the street
Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Blacksmiths Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
27 (F)
Street avg 64 (D)
Floor Area
110 m²
Street avg 115 m²
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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.
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
Ridgeholme — bus stop.
Nearest stops
- RidgeholmeBus stop13m
- How Stean Gorge CafeBus stop776m
- How Stean Lane EndBus stop962m
- Primary SchoolBus stop1.3km
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences537 reports44%
- Anti-social Behaviour201 reports17%
- Other Theft76 reports6%
- Burglary74 reports6%
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
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around HG3 5ST from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.4dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gas
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for Blacksmiths Cottage is modelled from its 110 m² EPC floor area, the absence of a recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in HG3 5ST. 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. No sale is recorded for Blacksmiths Cottage, which usually means it hasn't changed hands since 1995 or the sale was not for value. 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 April 2024 at band F and is valid until April 2034. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is 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. Schools and stops are measured in a straight line from HG3 5ST. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- Blacksmiths Cottage is in council tax band E. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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