1 Verandah Cottages, Kings Meaburn, Penrith, CA10 3BU
About 1 Verandah Cottages
1 Verandah Cottages is a semi-detached house in Kings Meaburn, Penrith, Penrith (CA10 3BU). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2024) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since January 2013. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on bulk wood pellets.
At 78 m² it sits well below the postcode median (118 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 15 November 2034
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
Get a survey for this property
Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £885 · Includes VAT
Planning history
1 Verandah Cottages has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
1 Verandah Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£214,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in CA10 3BU: £256,000 (2023–2019).
Nearby sales in CA10 3BU
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Sold Sept 2021
£256,0001 Windy Ridge, Kings Meaburn, Penrith, CA10 3BU
Sold Aug 2019
£169,000Larch House, Kings Meaburn, Penrith, CA10 3BU
Sold Jul 2019
£369,000Hoot Hall, Kings Meaburn, Penrith, CA10 3BU
Sold Mar 2019
£375,000
Versus the street
1 Verandah Cottages outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
48 (E)
Street avg 55 (D)
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 125 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.6 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
2.5 km
Morland Area CofE Primary School. 2 schools 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
43.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB







