Rose Cottage, Clifford Road, Boston Spa, Wetherby, LS23 6BZ
About Rose Cottage
Rose Cottage is a detached house in Boston Spa, Wetherby, Wetherby (LS23 6BZ). It has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (around 1378 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump.
At 128 m² it sits well below the postcode median (207 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 1995–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £785,000 is 12.1% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£508/sq ft) was about 159.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold January 2024 for £700,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Rose Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Rose Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
4applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Rose Cottage has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£785,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 29 years.
£700,000
Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 29 years.
Sales timeline
8 January 2024Most recent
£700,000
+250.0%over 23 years25 February 2000
£200,000
+22.1%over 4 years20 April 1995
£163,750
Median price across the last 5 sales in LS23 6BZ: £633,250 (2022–2010).
Nearby sales in LS23 6BZ
Oxford Villa, Clifford Road, Boston Spa, Wetherby, LS23 6BZ
Sold Jul 2022
£765,000The Bramleys, Clifford Road, Boston Spa, Wetherby, LS23 6BZ
Sold Sept 2018
£750,000Pear Tree Cottage, Clifford Road, Boston Spa, Wetherby, LS23 6BZ
Sold Aug 2015
£470,000Green Drift, Clifford Road, Boston Spa, Wetherby, LS23 6BZ
Sold Sept 2009
£983,0002 Clifford Road, Boston Spa, Wetherby, LS23 6BZ
Sold Jun 2009
£250,000
Everything we know about Rose Cottage, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Clifford Road homes
Rose Cottage outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,469
Street avg £2,691
Floor Area
128 m²
Street avg 199 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.7 t/year
Street avg 10.5 t/year
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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
0.2 km
Pine Tree Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
St Mary's Church of England Controlled Primary School Boston Spa. 6 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.5dB