Curlew Cottage, Askham, Penrith, CA10 2PG

Curlew Cottage is a detached house in Askham, Penrith, Penrith (CA10 2PG). It has a recorded floor area of 178 m² (around 1916 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since May 2006, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. At 178 m² the property is well over the postcode median (124 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs). 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £699,000 is 47.2% above the 2006 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£248/sq ft) was about 29.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.