4 The Cottages, Main Street, Shap, Penrith, CA10 3NU

4 The Cottages is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Shap, Penrith, Penrith (CA10 3NU). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1020 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2008) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). The latest certificate is from October 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

Held since December 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Across 2007–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at -6.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £173,000 is 15.3% above the 2009 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£147/sq ft) was about 19.9% below the postcode norm.