What type of property is Croft House Cottage, Main Street, CA10 3NU?

Croft House Cottage, Main Street, CA10 3NU is a 2-bedroom detached house.

What did Croft House Cottage, Main Street, CA10 3NU sell for?

Croft House Cottage, Main Street, CA10 3NU last sold for £170,000 in September 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £152,500 in June 2006. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of Croft House Cottage, Main Street, CA10 3NU changed over time?

Across 4 sales between June 2006 and September 2022, Croft House Cottage, Main Street, CA10 3NU rose from £152,500 to £170,000, a change of £17,500. That works out to roughly +0.7% per year compounded over 16 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is Croft House Cottage, Main Street, CA10 3NU?

The current EPC rating for Croft House Cottage, Main Street, CA10 3NU is D with a score of 64 out of 100, lodged in September 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Croft House Cottage, Main Street, CA10 3NU?

Croft House Cottage, Main Street, CA10 3NU has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (753 sq ft), around 35 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 28% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CA10 3NU. Source: EPC Register.

How is Croft House Cottage, Main Street, CA10 3NU heated?

The latest EPC at Croft House Cottage, Main Street, CA10 3NU records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is Croft House Cottage, Main Street, CA10 3NU?

Croft House Cottage, Main Street, CA10 3NU is in council tax band C.

Where is Croft House Cottage, Main Street, CA10 3NU located?

Croft House Cottage, Main Street, CA10 3NU sits in Shap, Penrith, Penrith. It falls within the CA10 postcode district in Cumbria.

How safe is the area around Croft House Cottage, Main Street, CA10 3NU?

Police records around Croft House Cottage, Main Street, CA10 3NU show an average of 52 reported crimes per month over the last 13 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 39% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (36% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve Croft House Cottage, Main Street, CA10 3NU?

The closest primary school to Croft House Cottage, Main Street, CA10 3NU is Shap Endowed CofE Primary School (270m).

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Croft House Cottage, Main Street, Shap, Penrith, CA10 3NU

4 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

70 m²

753 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 64

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Private Rental

Overview

About Croft House Cottage

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

Croft House Cottage is a two-bedroom detached house in Shap, Penrith, Penrith (CA10 3NU). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2012. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.

Most recent transfer: September 2022 at £170,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2006–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £216,000 is 27.1% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£226/sq ft) was about 34.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 70 m² it's 27.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (96 m² median across 15 EPCs).

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenYes
ParkingOff street

Building

RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Sept 2022

EPC Rating

D64

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.6 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Certificate validity

Valid until 8 September 2032

6 years remaining

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Sept 2022from Mar 2012

Roof Insulation

PartialInsulated

Roof insulation improved

Low Energy Lighting

10%82%

More low energy lighting installed

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Croft House Cottage, Main Street, Shap, Penrith, CA10 3NU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Croft House Cottage 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Croft House Cottage's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.

Current estimate

£216,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.7% per year over 16 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£170,000

Growth on file: 0.7% per year over 16 years.

Sales timeline

29 September 2022Most recent
£170,000
+11.8%over 4 years
19 July 2018
£152,000
+12.6%over 4 years
10 October 2013
£135,000
-11.5%over 7 years
29 June 2006
£152,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in CA10 3NU: £221,000 (2025–2023).

Nearby sales in CA10 3NU

On the street

Versus other Main Street homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Croft House Cottage is notably below the street on floor area.

Price per m²

£2,429

Street avg £1,881

Strongly above

Floor Area

70 m²

Street avg 111 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.6 t/year

Street avg 6.5 t/year

Strongly above

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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.

Closest school

0.3 km

Shap Endowed CofE Primary School. 1 school nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CA10 3NU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.2dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CA10 3NU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.2dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Common questions

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