Rye Cottage, The Green, Thorp Arch, Wetherby, LS23 7AB
About Rye Cottage
Rye Cottage is a semi-detached house in Thorp Arch, Wetherby, Wetherby (LS23 7AB). It has a recorded floor area of 152 m² (around 1636 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2015) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). The latest certificate is from June 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
12 planning records sit against the property, 11 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, an extension, a porch and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Last sold in April 2018, so it's been off the market for around 8 years. Across 2010–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £636,000 is 10.6% above the 2018 sale price.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Rye Cottage's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Jun 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
Rye Cottage has multiple listed-building consents on file — alterations need formal heritage approval.
- Nov 2023RenovationHeritageIn report
Listed Building Application for repointing and repair to three chimney stacks.
Listed- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/05575/LI
- Jul 2018ConditionsIn report
Consent, agreement or approval required by condition 3 of Planning Application 18/01376/LI
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/03737/COND
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Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Rye Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£636,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 8 years.
£575,000
Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
19 April 2018Most recent
£575,000
+80.8%over 8 years29 January 2010
£318,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LS23 7AB: £665,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in LS23 7AB
Lime Tree Cottage, The Green, Thorp Arch, Wetherby, LS23 7AB
Sold Jan 2024
£530,0007 The Green, Thorp Arch, Wetherby, LS23 7AB
Sold May 2022
£675,0001 The Green, Thorp Arch, Wetherby, LS23 7AB
Sold Sept 2021
£665,000Park Cottage, The Green, Thorp Arch, Wetherby, LS23 7AB
Sold Aug 2020
£1,110,0009 The Green, Thorp Arch, Wetherby, LS23 7AB
Sold Jul 2020
£470,000
Everything we know about Rye 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 The Green homes
Rye Cottage outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,783
Street avg £3,789
Floor Area
152 m²
Street avg 142 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 7.9 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
0.0 km
Church Causeway- Bridge Foot — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Lady Elizabeth Hastings' CofE VA Primary School, Thorp Arch. 6 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.7dB