7 Finch Close, Carlisle, CA1 2WB

7 Finch Close is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Carlisle (CA1 2WB). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band B. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The home occupies a corner plot. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (April 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.

Held since June 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1999–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £134,000 sits 106.2% above the 2003 sale of £65,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£104/sq ft) was about 31.6% below the postcode norm. At 58 m² it's 17.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (70 m² median across 11 EPCs).