7 Chapel Street, Carlisle, CA1 1JA

7 Chapel Street is a mid-terrace house in Carlisle (CA1 1JA). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 774 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 72 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 5 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 70–151 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 (49 versus a best of 72). The latest certificate (July 2009) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since July 2009. The latest certificate is from July 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since January 2007, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 72 m² it's 25.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (96 m² median across 4 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 6 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include subdivision, change of use to residential, an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 2002–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £120,000 is 26.3% above the 2007 sale price.