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

4 Railway Cottages is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Temple Sowerby, Penrith, Penrith (CA10 1SY). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in September 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a corner plot.

3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £270,000 is 21.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£231/sq ft) was about 54.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold April 2021 for £221,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 2 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count.