Dolphin House, Askham, Penrith, CA10 2PF
About Dolphin House
Dolphin House is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Askham, Penrith, Penrith (CA10 2PF). It has a recorded floor area of 134 m² (around 1442 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2013) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from December 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 134 m² it's 28.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (104 m² median across 14 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2013. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2003–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £807,000 is 13.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£492/sq ft) was about 89.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £710,000 in March 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
Dolphin House ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Dec 2023
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 13 December 2023
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Level 3 Building Survey
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Planning history
Council records include a two-storey rear extension at Dolphin House.
1 application on record at Dolphin House, Askham, Penrith, CA10 2PF
- May 2013ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Two storey extension and associated alterations to the rear of Dolphin House
- Council
- Eden
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 7/2013/3018
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2003.
£807,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 17 years.
£710,000
Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
1 March 2021Most recent
£710,000
+123.6%over 17 years19 December 2003
£317,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CA10 2PF: £345,000 (2020–2018).
Nearby sales in CA10 2PF
Pear Tree Cottage, Askham, Penrith, CA10 2PF
Sold Nov 2020
£520,0001 Midtown Cottages, Askham, Penrith, CA10 2PF
Sold Mar 2019
£345,000Queens Head Inn, Flat, Askham, Penrith, CA10 2PF
Sold Nov 2018
£271,400Castle View, Askham, Penrith, CA10 2PF
Sold Jul 2018
£510,000Thrimdale, Askham, Penrith, CA10 2PF
Sold Jul 2018
£267,500
Versus the street
Dolphin House is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£5,299
Street avg £4,052
Floor Area
134 m²
Street avg 102 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 10.2 t/year
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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
52/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
2.6 km
Lowther Endowed School. 1 school 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
45.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB







