13 Garden Street, Carlisle, CA1 2JQ

13 Garden Street is a mid-terrace house in Carlisle (CA1 2JQ). It has a recorded floor area of 31 m² (around 334 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 31 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (31–137 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 (40 versus a best of 79). The latest certificate (August 2020) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since August 2020. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot.

Held since April 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £138,000 sits 106% above the 2004 sale of £67,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£201/sq ft) was about 156.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 31 m² it sits well below the postcode median (80 m² across 28 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2004.