8 Portland Square, Carlisle, CA1 1PY
About 8 Portland Square
8 Portland Square is a five-bedroom mid-terrace house in Carlisle (CA1 1PY). It has a recorded floor area of 399 m² (around 4295 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).
At 399 m² the property is well over the postcode median (52 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £440,000 sits 193.3% above the 2021 sale of £150,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£35/sq ft) was about 71.5% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows and subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £150,000 in February 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms4
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff street
Building
- RefurbishedYes
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Energy performance
8 Portland Square's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
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Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
3 applications on record at 8 Portland Square, Carlisle, CA1 1PY
- May 2021HeritageOutcome in report
Alterations And Restoration Works To Facilitate Change Of Use From HMO To 1no. Dwelling With Private Office Accommodation At Basement Level (LBC)
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/0222
- More recent applications — locked
- RenovationJan 2025Decision
- SubdivisionMay 2021Decision
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£440,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£150,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 February 2021Most recent
£150,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CA1 1PY: £625,000 (2024–2021).
Versus other Portland Square homes
Price per m² for 8 Portland Square lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£376
Street avg £1,615
Floor Area
399 m²
Street avg 402 m²
Habitable Rooms
11 rooms
Street avg 10 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
15.0 t/year
Street avg 14.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
Richard Rose Central Academy. 21 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.8dB