2 Townhead Cottages, Newby, Penrith, CA10 3EX
About 2 Townhead Cottages
2 Townhead Cottages is a semi-detached house in Newby, Penrith, Penrith (CA10 3EX). It has a recorded floor area of 138 m² (around 1485 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows a G (score 17), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (December 2010); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 64), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2004–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at -15.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £343,000 sits 4800% above the 2025 sale of £7,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£5/sq ft) was about 97.6% below the postcode norm. A recent sale: £7,000 in August 2025. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2005.
Energy performance
2 Townhead Cottages sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 7 January 2031
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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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
1 application on record at 2 Townhead Cottages, Newby, Penrith, CA10 3EX
- Mar 2005FullOutcome in report
Replacement garage and link to dwelling.
- Reference
- 05/0017
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 2 Townhead Cottages was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£343,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -15.1% per year over 21 years.
£7,000
Growth on file: -15.1% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
28 August 2025Most recent
£7,000
-97.5%over 14 years17 May 2011
£285,000
+34.8%over 6 years1 November 2004
£211,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CA10 3EX: £385,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in CA10 3EX
Chapel Cottage, Newby, Penrith, CA10 3EX
Sold Sept 2025
£280,0009 Newby Court, Newby, Penrith, CA10 3EX
Sold May 2025
£175,000Stanton House, Newby, Penrith, CA10 3EX
Sold Mar 2025
£500,000Carrock Cottage, Newby, Penrith, CA10 3EX
Sold Dec 2024
£425,000Stonegarth, Newby, Penrith, CA10 3EX
Sold Nov 2024
£385,000
Versus the street
Price per m² for 2 Townhead Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£51
Street avg £2,826
Floor Area
138 m²
Street avg 138 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 7.0 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
1.0 km
Morland Area CofE Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB







