3 Railway Cottages, Newbiggin, Temple Sowerby, Penrith, CA10 1SY

3 Railway Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Temple Sowerby, Penrith, Penrith (CA10 1SY). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (April 2026) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (February 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 58), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 107 m² the property is well over the postcode median (81 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Across 2002–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £209,000 is 22.9% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£148/sq ft) was about 23.8% below the postcode norm. Sold February 2023 for £170,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2009.