5 Borland Avenue, Carlisle, CA1 2SY
About 5 Borland Avenue
5 Borland Avenue is a semi-detached house in Carlisle (CA1 2SY). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on smokeless coal.
At 85 m² the property is well over the postcode median (60 m² across 33 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £127,000 sits 62.8% above the 2021 sale of £78,000. Most recent transfer: November 2021 at £78,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
5 Borland Avenue sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 15 September 2031
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Planning history
5 Borland Avenue has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£127,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£78,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 November 2021Most recent
£78,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in CA1 2SY: £38,500 (2026–1999).
Versus other Borland Avenue homes
On co₂ emissions, 5 Borland Avenue runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
48 (E)
Street avg 69 (D)
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 64 m²
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 2.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
250/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
2.0 km
Carlisle Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.4 km
St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Carlisle. 16 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.1dB







