5 Croft Place, Temple Sowerby, Penrith, CA10 1RT
About 5 Croft Place
5 Croft Place is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Temple Sowerby, Penrith, Penrith (CA10 1RT). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Across 2005–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £199,000 is 32.7% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£186/sq ft) was about 20% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 9 years since the last transfer (June 2017).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
5 Croft Place sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 12 October 2026
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Planning history
5 Croft Place has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
5 Croft Place's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£199,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.6% per year over 12 years.
£150,000
Growth on file: 0.6% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
18 June 2017Most recent
£150,000
-11.0%over 9 years1 February 2008
£168,500
+20.4%over 2 years18 March 2005
£140,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CA10 1RT: £156,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in CA10 1RT
13 Croft Place, Temple Sowerby, Penrith, CA10 1RT
Sold Aug 2025
£135,00011 Croft Place, Temple Sowerby, Penrith, CA10 1RT
Sold Nov 2022
£156,0002 Croft Place, Temple Sowerby, Penrith, CA10 1RT
Sold May 2022
£230,000Croft House, Croft Place, Temple Sowerby, Penrith, CA10 1RT
Sold Aug 2020
£204,7504 Croft Place, Temple Sowerby, Penrith, CA10 1RT
Sold Jul 2019
£116,000
Versus other Croft Place homes
On epc rating, 5 Croft Place runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,000
Street avg £1,828
Floor Area
75 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.3 t/year
Street avg 5.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
52/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
0.2 km
Temple Sowerby CofE Primary School. 2 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
50.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.3dB







