Old Cross Cottage, Askham, Penrith, CA10 2PG
About Old Cross Cottage
Old Cross Cottage is a semi-detached house in Askham, Penrith, Penrith (CA10 2PG). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2013) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from July 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 84 m² it sits well below the postcode median (150 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2013–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£326/sq ft) was about 83% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2021 for £295,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Energy performance
Old Cross Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Jul 2023
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 4 July 2023
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Old Cross Cottage has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£301,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.9% per year over 8 years.
£295,000
Growth on file: 2.9% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
29 June 2021Most recent
£295,000
+24.5%over 7 years5 November 2013
£237,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CA10 2PG: £380,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in CA10 2PG
Hilltop Barn, Askham, Penrith, CA10 2PG
Sold May 2025
£310,000Whiteside Barn, Askham, Penrith, CA10 2PG
Sold Jun 2021
£555,000Holly House, Askham, Penrith, CA10 2PG
Sold Jan 2019
£285,000Keld Head Farm, Askham, Penrith, CA10 2PG
Sold Jan 2019
£380,000Langlaithes, Askham, Penrith, CA10 2PG
Sold Nov 2018
£399,010
Versus the street
On years held, Old Cross Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,512
Street avg £2,541
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 147 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 10.3 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
2.9 km
Lowther Endowed School. 1 school nearby.
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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
45.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB