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Apartment 2, 5 Portland Square, Carlisle, CA1 1AG

Property type
End terrace
Floor 01
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
90 m²
969 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 41
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Apartment 2

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Apartment 2 is an end-of-terrace house in Carlisle (CA1 1AG). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. At 90 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 79–195 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (41 versus a best of 78). The latest certificate (August 2021) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 90 m² it's 29.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (70 m² median across 8 EPCs). Last sale on file: £275,000 in December 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E41
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-era1st Floor FlatEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Apartment 2, 5 Portland Square, Carlisle, CA1 1AG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Apartment 2 has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

6 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£288,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£275,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 17 December 2021Most recent

    £275,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CA1 1AG: £190,000 (2025–2022).

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On the street

Versus other Portland Square homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Apartment 2 is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£3,056

Street avg £2,917

Below

Floor Area

90 m²

Street avg 98 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

5.4 t/year

Street avg 3.9 t/year

Below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Apartment 2

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the area

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Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£300k

Apartment 2, 15 Portland Square

CA1 1AJ

Flat2 bed2 bath
£273k

Apartment 1, 5 Portland Square

CA1 1AG

Flat
£263k

Apartment 3, 5 Portland Square

CA1 1AG

Flat
£262k

Apartment 1, 15 Portland Square

CA1 1AJ

Flat2 bed1 bath
£320k

Apartment 10, 10 Lismore Place

CA1 1LX

Flat
£211k

Apartment 1, 5 Brunswick Street

CA1 1PB

Flat
£208k

Apartment 1, 3 Portland Square

CA1 1AG

Flat1 bed1 bath
£198k

Apartment 2, 3 Portland Square

CA1 1AG

Flat
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Carlisle district page.
Full Carlisle report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

9/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.4 km

Carlisle Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

0.4 km

Trinity School. 21 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CA1 1AG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CA1 1AG

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

56.3dB

Moderate
Night-time road noise heatmap for CA1 1AG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

45.8dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Apartment 2, 5 Portland Square, Carlisle, CA1 1AG. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.