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Lowside Cottage, Helton, Penrith, CA10 2QA

2 planning records
Property type
End terrace
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
224 m²
2411 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 26
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Lowside Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Lowside Cottage is an end-of-terrace house in Helton, Penrith, Penrith (CA10 2QA). It has a recorded floor area of 224 m² (around 2411 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows an F (score 26), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (April 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

At 224 m² the property is well over the postcode median (152 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Sold October 2022 for £625,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Lowside Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
May 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F26
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
22.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 2 May 2032

5 years remaining

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

May 2022from Apr 2012
EPC improved fromE44toF26
Heating Controls
Prog + StatFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Hot Water
PoorVery Poor

Hot water efficiency decreased

Windows
Mostly DoubleFull Double

Windows upgraded, improving insulation

Low Energy Lighting
22%62%

More low energy lighting installed

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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildNo mains gas

Because the property was built before 1919 and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Lowside Cottage, Helton, Penrith, CA10 2QA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

2 applications on record at Lowside Cottage, Helton, Penrith, CA10 2QA

1decisions23documents2nearby
  1. May 2023
    Full
    Outcome in report

    Erection of new double garage, removal of trees, new driveway and minor changes to front & rear facades

    Documents
    12 docs on file
    Reference
    7/2023/3075
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. ConditionsDecision

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  • The 23 documents, officer reports & conditions
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£628,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2022)

£625,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 23 October 2022Most recent

    £625,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CA10 2QA: £310,000 (2022–2019).

On the street

Versus the street

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Lowside Cottage outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,790

Street avg £2,791

On par

Floor Area

224 m²

Street avg 148 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

22.0 t/year

Street avg 10.6 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Lowside Cottage

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

Pick your report · from £14.99

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Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Penrith district page.
Full Penrith report

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.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CA10 2QA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CA10 2QA

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CA10 2QA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.0dB

Low
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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