Flat 2, 20 Chatsworth Square, Carlisle, CA1 1HE

Flat 2 is a mid-terrace house in Carlisle (CA1 1HE). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 441 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (April 2020) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 41 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 6 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 40–51 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (42 versus a best of 63).

Today's modelled estimate of £125,000 is 53.7% below the 2022 sale of £270,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£612/sq ft) was about 846.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 41 m² it's 19.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (51 m² median across 23 EPCs). Sold January 2022 for £270,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.